[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 30 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 17, 1994]
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                     SPECIAL INTERESTS AND SPENDING

  (Mr. ALLARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, every time we attempt to do the responsible 
thing and either cut spending or pass a balanced budget amendment we 
get flooded with letters from every special interest group under the 
Sun opposing us.
  Now we are getting letters from these groups opposing the balanced 
budget amendment. Of course, they all tell us that they support a 
balanced budget, but oppose a constitutional amendment. Many of them 
say Congress should just cut spending.
  They interesting thing however is that many of these special interest 
groups were the same ones sending us letters last fall opposing the $90 
billion Penny-Kasich spending cut package.
  They cannot have it both ways. Let us stop listening to the special 
interests and pass a balanced budget amendment.

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