[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PASS THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. BUNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous 
material.)
  Mr. BUNN. Mr. Speaker, today, the House of Representatives takes up 
the balanced budget amendment again. This House has repeatedly rejected 
the balanced budget amendment. In that time our Government has grown 
ever larger, our taxes continue to increase, and the crushing burden of 
debt has reached the breaking point. Either this House will pass the 
balanced budget amendment, or we will continue to condemn future 
generations of Americans to a lifetime of penance for our mistakes.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people have grown cynical about the ability 
of their Government to control spending, and why should they not? For 
decades we have raised taxes rather than making the tough decisions 
necessary to cut spending and balance the budget. Now we have one last 
chance to force the Government to live within its means. We must pass 
the balanced budget amendment and save our grandchildren from a debt 
they did not run up and they do not deserve.


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