[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 4 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. President, what do we have to fear by balancing the 
budget? Why should we be afraid of making Government operate like every 
other American? Why are we scared of the phrase ``living within our 
means?''
  The naysayers are trying to scare Americans into believing that to 
balance the budget we have to cut critical programs like Social 
Security, Medicare, and taking care of the poor and elderly.
  We have an opportunity today on this floor to vote on a balanced 
budget amendment. In the State of Florida, as a State senator and a 
State house member, we voted to balance a budget each and every year, 
and our State worked perfectly. The needs of our society were met. But, 
more importantly, the people of the State of Florida felt confidence in 
their government.
  We can control the rate of growth. We can control how our Government 
functions. But we in the Congress must prove to the American public 
that we have the resolve.
  My grandmother died at the age of 88 with $10,000 in her bank 
account. She depended on Social Security. She looked forward to it. I 
will not destroy Social Security. In her name, I will preserve it.

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