[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 1, 1994]
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                       BALANCED BUDGET AND HEALTH

  (Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming. Mr. Speaker, the other body is set to vote on 
the virtues of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution today.
  If we enact the Clinton health care plan, any talk of a balanced 
budget will be long forgotten.
  The estimates of the Clinton plan impact on the budget range from the 
troubling to the terrifying.
  CBO says that the President is $130 billion off on his forecasts.
  DRI/McGraw estimates that his plan will add $113 billion to the 
deficit by the year 2000.
  Mr. Speaker, increasing the deficit is irresponsible, especially when 
the money goes to funding more bureaucrats at the expense of the 
taxpayers.
  We have heard a great deal about the balanced budget, and it is a 
goal I heartily support.
  But I urge my colleagues to keep this in mind: If we pass the Clinton 
health reform plan, we can forget about ever achieving a balanced 
budget.

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