[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              IN SUPPORT OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. NEUMANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUMANN. Mr. Speaker, this new Congress is working hard to 
fulfill its promises to the American people. The most significant 
change this Congress must make will be done through passage of the 
balanced budget amendment with its three-fifths tax provision. Right 
now, every American's share of the national debt is over $18,500--for 
my family of five that's $92,500. Today, the deficit stands at $176 
billion. That is about $700 for every man, woman, and child in this 
country. Something must be done to balance the budget. This Congress 
needs to act now by passing the balanced budget amendment.
  The Barton amendment will ensure that the Federal Government cannot 
spend more than it takes in, and Congress cannot add to the Federal 
debt unless approved by a three-fifths majority vote of Congress. We 
need the discipline of a balanced budget amendment to completely change 
the spending culture of Washington.
  I urge my colleagues to pass the balanced budget amendment, not for 
ourselves, but for the future of our children and grandchildren.

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