[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 8 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                KEEPING THE PROMISE OF A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. WELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, last week, Republicans began the passage of 
the contract with America. We are changing the way Congress does 
business, and we are changing the business Congress does.
  No longer will we pander to the big government, big bureaucracy 
legislation as Congress has in the past. We want to make the Government 
smaller, less costly, and more effective for the American taxpayer. To 
begin on this journey we must pass a balanced budget amendment.
  In the next week, we will have on the floor legislation to make the 
Government live under a balanced budget. This concept makes sense to 
the American people--they live under a budget. It is time to make the 
Government do the same.
  We will keep our promise to the American people to bring a balanced 
budget amendment to the floor. It is up to my colleagues on both sides 
of the aisle to make sure it is passed.

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