[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
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                       THE SPIRIT OF SEVENTY-SIX

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, opponents argue that a balanced budget 
amendment is a cheap fix which will wreak havoc with our budget and our 
Constitution.
  I cannot help but wonder what kind of havoc an impending $6 trillion 
national debt will have on our budget and our Constitution. It is 
certainly a fair debate whether Congress requires the discipline of a 
constitutional amendment to force a balanced budget, and we will be 
having that debate in this very body in just a few weeks. But there is 
no debate that Congress has the responsibility today for curtailing 
unnecessary spending to help restore fiscal order.
  Mr. Speaker, I have presented to the Budget Committee and will soon 
introduce legislation which presents a package of 76 spending cut 
suggestions for a savings of $285 billion over 5 years that can and 
should be debated on this floor. Some of these cuts are more 
controversial than others, but the point is that I--and many of my 
colleagues--are willing to get down to the specifics of budget cutting. 
And we are ready to start today, and America is asking us to.

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