Mr. Speaker, several months ago, while presenting the President's health care plan in New York City, the First Lady made a comment to the effect that the American people had to learn to accept their responsibilities. Mr. Speaker, I have been bothered by that for some time. I, for one, thought I had been accepting my responsibilities. Most of my friends believe they are accepting their responsibilities. Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, we did not believe that a spokesman of the Federal Government, that we support, was really quite qualified to tell us what our responsibilities were and the extent to which we accept our responsibilities.
Richard K. Armey: “Mr. Speaker, several months ago, while presenting the President's health care plan in New York City, the First Lady made…”
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Addressing comments made by the First Lady regarding American responsibilities during a speech on health care.
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