[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 10, 1994]
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                         THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the President for 
developing a budget that makes a great strides in reducing our Nation's 
fiscal deficit. I am pleased that he has followed the guidelines 
established by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. The 
President's budget for fiscal year 1994 does indeed prove that he is 
committed to leading this Nation out of its fiscal and social deficits.
  I do want to add, however, that some of the cuts are going to be very 
hard on the most needy in our society, especially the 40 percent 
reduction in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. I look 
forward to working with members on the Budget Committee to try to 
address this concern.
  Although I support the President's health care reform proposal, I 
have a great concern for his reliance only on the tobacco tax to 
finance health care reform. I do not believe that it is a fair or 
responsible government that would place such a great burden on one 
industry--knowing that this burden threatens the well-being of farmers 
and all those hardworking Americans who are involved in producing this 
product. Instead, I urge all my colleagues to remember the tobacco 
farmer as they debate the means to finance health care reform.
  Despite the concerns I have just raised, I applaud the President for 
giving the American people a sincere budget committed to deficit 
reduction. I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to 
promote deficit reduction while maintaining our support for poor 
families.

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