Wes Cooley said "Yesterday the Democratic Party could have put back to work 133,000 public employees in what is called the Interior appropriations bill. We are trying on this side of the aisle to remedy some of the problems that this country faces and putting the Government back to work and providing services for the American people. We were not able to do that, and yet we are being criticized as the obstructionists in this process. We are not the only obstructionists. We are trying everything possible to put this Government back to work within the balanced budget that we have presented to the President. But instead we are being criticized for doing our work by the other side, who will not even come across and help us put these people back to work. I think that it is about time we look at the issue. Stop listening to the big lies and start realizing what is truly happening here." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 5, 1996

Yesterday the Democratic Party could have put back to work 133,000 public employees in what is called the Interior appropriations bill. We are trying on this side of the aisle to remedy some of the problems that this country faces and putting the Government back to work and providing services for the American people. We were not able to do that, and yet we are being criticized as the obstructionists in this process. We are not the only obstructionists. We are trying everything possible to put this Government back to work within the balanced budget that we have presented to the President. But instead we are being criticized for doing our work by the other side, who will not even come across and help us put these people back to work. I think that it is about time we look at the issue. Stop listening to the big lies and start realizing what is truly happening here.

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Wes Cooley

Oregon

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the failure to pass the Interior appropriations bill and its impact on public employment.

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