[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  BALANCING THE GOVERNMENT'S CHECKBOOK

  (Mr. EVERETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, every month millions of Americans go 
through the same ritual. They take out their bank statement and the 
records they have kept and they balance their checkbook. It can be a 
difficult task, and occasionally the numbers just do not add up right. 
However, for the Federal Government, the numbers have not added up 
right for over a quarter of a century.
  The rest of America understands what it is like to live within a 
budget. They understand that they cannot spend more money than they 
make.
  Mr. Speaker, every American household must balance their checkbook. 
It is time the House balanced its checkbook. When the time comes, I 
hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in voting 
yes for the balanced budget amendment and restoring a sense of reality 
to this House.


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