[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             LET US ENACT THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT NOW

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, the historic opening day of the 104th 
Congress was the start of a new era in American politics. A majority of 
both Democrats and Republicans voted to reform the House of 
Representatives to make it more open and more accountable to the 
American people.
  Now that we have changed the way business is done in the House, it is 
time to change the business that the House does, starting with a 
balanced budget amendment.
  As I traveled through my district, I listened to the people I 
represent tell me that Congress should direct its finances the same way 
as the rest of America does. The message I have heard is that families 
wisely live within their monthly salaries, so why does Congress 
continually fail to do the same?
  It is time for Congress to start living within its means by balancing 
the budget. It is time to change the business Congress does. Let us 
enact the balanced budget amendment now.


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