[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 10, 1994]
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                   LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE FOR A CHANGE

  (Mr. KLEIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton handed Congress a challenge 
on Monday. He gave us a budget that sends us in the right direction, a 
plan that offers the fiscal discipline my constituents are demanding. 
Now, we have heard lots of clever spin about where and why the 
President's budget does not go far enough, but these critics are 
missing the point.
  The President's budget plan will cut the budget deficit to $176 
billion in 1995. That is 3 straight years of a declining deficit, 
something we haven't seen since Harry Truman was in the White House. 
The people have told us, time and again, that they are willing to make 
tough choices to achieve real deficit reduction. Is it not time we 
listened to the people for a change?
  This budget will not be easy and it will not be painless. President 
Clinton suggested a lower level of transportation funds, and I find 
this troublesome. But, I also know how crucial it is to eliminate this 
deficit before another generation has to pay for our fiscal 
irresponsibility. I will fight throughout the budget process to see 
that New Jersey gets treated fairly, but I will not sacrifice the 
future and I will not give up the cause of fiscal discipline.

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