On the recordJanuary 24, 1996
I watched the President's speech last night. That speech and his State of the Union speech last year were the two longest I have heard in my lifetime. A thought came to me while I was listening to that lengthy speech about how we could save money. Instead of shutting down the Government to save money, we could just suspend Government while the President talks. We would save millions. Length is not important. Content is. The major themes of the President's speech were simply a rehash of the same promises he made 4 years ago, and on which he did not deliver. During most of his Presidency he has had a Congress controlled by his own party. He promised a balanced budget. He did not submit a credible one and vetoed the one Congress passed. He promised welfare reform. He did not submit a credible plan, and vetoed the welfare reform Congress passed. The American people deserve better.
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