[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 11 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: February 8, 1994]
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                  RESPONSIBILITY IS BEGINNING TO WORK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Montgomery). Under a previous order of 
the House, the gentlewoman from Illinois [Mrs. Collins] is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, responsibility can be hard to 
find around this town. In the process of trying to get reelected, we 
sometimes see Presidents acting in ways that are not in the most 
responsible and best long-term interests of our country. The growth of 
the enormous budget deficit is a prime example of blatant 
irresponsibility in the Capitol.
  I am delighted, therefore, to now reap the benefits and results of an 
act of genuine and committed responsibility--a shrinking deficit. Last 
year, many of us voted in support of President Clinton's deficit 
reduction bill. This legislation was a firm and responsible effort to 
reverse the skyrocketing tract that the Federal deficit had been on for 
the past decade. If this effort had not been made, the deficit would 
now be $126 billion higher with even bigger projections predicted for 
the years ahead.
  Fortunately, the budget deficit fell significantly last year and is 
expected to fall for the third year in a row in 1995. A 3-year decline 
is remarkable considering that it hasn't occurred since President 
Truman was in the White House. Mr. Speaker, if you take a look around, 
you can seek the sights and sounds of something new--responsibility is 
beginning to work and it sure looks good.

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