[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H596-H597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   PASS A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like today to welcome some young 
people from my district from the Athens Academy in Georgia who are here 
in the gallery.
  I rise today in support of the balanced budget amendment for young 
people just like these folks here and young people across the Nation, 
and my granddaughter.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman should avoid references to 
those in the gallery.
  The gentleman may proceed.
  Mr. NORWOOD. We need the balanced budget amendment to force 
discipline on this body. This Nation is $5 trillion in debt. It is a 
debt that we are going to pass on to these young people 
[[Page H597]] unless we act now. It is a debt that continues to grow. 
It is not enough to say that we would like to have a balanced budget. 
Were it that easy, we would have done it at least once during their 
lifetime.
  It is clear after 25 years, that we must pass the balanced budget 
amendment to force this body to act.
  Mr. Speaker, we must protect their future. We must take a stand here 
today so that the next generation will not bear the burden of our 
mistakes.
  I urge my colleagues to support the balanced budget amendment.

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