[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 12 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             CONGRESS SHOULD QUIT BICKERING AND GO TO WORK

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I received a call from a very 
angry constituent who had the unfortunate experience of watching 
yesterday's House proceedings. His message to me was simply: ``Quit 
your bickering and get on with it.''
  Mr. Speaker, my constituent is right on the money. We do need to get 
on with it and that is why the renewed conviction I call on my fellow 
Members to join me in passing a balanced budget amendment.
  Because Congress has for years proven incapable of fiscal discipline, 
only a strong tax limitation balanced budget amendment will force 
Congress to kick the habit of reckless spending.
  I do recognize that Congress has tried in the past to restrain its 
voracious spending, but somehow these efforts always prove to be in 
vain. This must not and cannot continue.
  The American people have spoken. They want a leaner and less 
intrusive government. They want us to put our financial house in order. 
And, finally, they want us to end politics as usual that leads to 
partisan bickering and gridlock.

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