Perot visits Capitol Hill, sharply criticizes lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ross Perot bearing sharp
words for both Congress and the White House, exhorted
lawmakers Tuesday to abandon lives of "opulence" and
accused President Clinton of surrounding himself with
aides "who never created a job or ran a business
The 1092 independent presidential candidate told a
House-Senate committee on txmgressional reform that he
intended to begin citing a "pork-of-the-month" prefer t to
highlight wasteful spending
"You must eliminate all of the txurks and practices that
hove caused the American people to lose confidence in
Congress." Perot told the panel. "The While House must
do the same." said Perot, who visited Capitol Hill on the
same day os President Clinton They did not encounter
one another
The fiery Texas billionaire, whose independent chal
lenge won him 19 percent of the vote, was cheered by
supporters and students as he entered a packed hearing
room. Perot then proceeded to lecture lawmakers about
congressional perquisites and to cast doubt on the abili
ty of Clinton's economic plan to create many |obs
Perot said Congress should dean up its act. It should
do away with all its fringe benefits, end "the junkets, the
trips." slash the numlier of committees and ban nil for
eign lobbying, he said
"Do you really believe that most of us here are
crooks?” asked Rep. fee Hamilton. D-Ind. "Are we real
ly that bod?"
The Dallas businessman said that A merit ans felt Con
gress "is not responsive to the people It is responsive
to the special interests ' And, he added. "We get funnv
‘The American people cannot be
expected to sacrifice while their
elected servants continue to live
lives of far greater opulence than
they.'
— Ross Perot,
1992 independent presidential candidate
talk we don't understand "
Perot got a standing ovation from the audience, whic h
included many of his supporters, as he began his testi
mony and was at first treated deferentially by committee
members of both parties.
But. as he heaped criticism on both the Clinton White
House and Congress, some of the exchanges between
Perot and the committee became testy.
Perot voiced clear skepticism about Clinton's $30 bil
lion stimulus package the White House claims will cre
ate 500.000 |obs over the next few years
"The government does not have a good record creating
jobs." Perot said, adding that Clinton should get some
one on his staff that knows bow to make things work.
He said Clinton had "a tremendous and creative team
(but) none of them ever created a job ur ran a business
That brought protests from both Sens. David Prvor.
l)-Ark . and Harry Reid. D-Aru . who noted that Clin
ton s i hief of staff. Mack Mi Uartv. was a self-made mil
lionairc businessman from Arkansas.
"OK, fine, vou've got one in the barrel." Perot said. ”1
hope they'll listen to him "
Perot suggested that McLarty had not been all that suc
cessful as a businessman — bringing further complaints
from Pryor and Reid McLarty was former chief execu
tive officer of Arkla Inc., a Fortune 500 gas utility with
1992 operating revenues of $92H 1 million
When McLarty left Arkla last year, the company had
just reported a S2? fi million third-quarter loss. Support
ers say Arkla had problems adjusting to industry dereg
ulation under McLarty's predecessor and McLarty
moved quickly to sell off assets and reduce expenses
"He is a fine fellow." Perot said sarcastically of Mdar
ty. "I regret that anything came up that people would
have to fall on their swords to defend him."
Reid claimed Perot used misleading facts and figures
in condemning Congress and the administration on its
efforts to get spending under control "Get your facts
straight." Reid told Perot.
Perot said Congress — and the administration — must
start calling a tax a tax. decrease the influence of lobby
ists and wasteful spending, and streamline both branch
es of government.
"The American people cannot he expected to sacrifice
while their elected servants continue to live lives of far
greater opulence than they." Perot said
Lawmakers have come under fire for their perquisites,
including their gyms, haircutting shops, pharmacy,
physit tan's office and reserved parking at Washington
National Airport.
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ALBUQUERQUE. N.M. (AP)
— Jane Witter says her ^-year
old Navajo foster son takes short
trips m his walker unaided,
thanks to the help she got from a
program the Indian Health Ser
vice has been trying to scuttle
since 1985.
A therapist with the Indian
Children's Program suggested a
walker and leg braces for Toby,
giving him the push he needed
to make real progress, Witter
said.
Now. she's worried because
the federal government is going
to the U S Supreme Court on
Wednesday in an effort to cancel
the program.
turning in*1 program wouiu
be a disaster" for hundreds of
disabled Indian children, said
Hr Stanley Handmaker, director
of New Mexico's University
Affiliated Program, which han
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gram in the state under a con
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University in Logan.
The program is designed to
re.ic h children in Indian com
munities in New Mexico. Ari
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rural areas where servo es are
hard to get
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and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
started the program in 1979 and
served 2.400 children before
ahruptlv canceling it in l‘)H5 in
a round of budget cuts
Indian families in New Mexi
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