[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H186-H187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           TIME FOR COMMITMENT TO A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. LATHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the people of Iowa's 
[[Page H187]] Fifth Congressional District for giving me the honor of 
representing them in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  On the first day of this Congress, I was proud to help make a 
downpayment on restoring the public's faith in Congress by passing long 
overdue congressional reforms.
  When the balanced budget amendment comes to the floor of the House 
this month, we will have an opportunity to make another installment on 
our contract with the American people.
  As I ran for Congress, families stressed to me their fear that the 
enormous debt that the Federal Government has run up will destroy their 
children's and grandchildren's future. We have a moral imperative to 
bring an end to the deficit spending that has become a way of life in 
Washington. Congress has lacked this restraint to the tune of over $4 
trillion. The time has come to commit to a common goal of a balanced 
budget amendment. It is for our children's and grandchildren's sake.

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