[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRESS MUST BALANCE THE BUDGET, BUT DO IT IN THE RIGHT WAY

  (Mr. TUCKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TUCKER. Mr. Speaker, last night the President addressed us. We 
have heard some of our colleagues indicate that he was equivocal, that 
he had one speech for the left and one speech for the right.
  Indeed, however, Mr. Speaker, the President was very lucid last 
night. He was very clear. What he said is that he believes in balancing 
the budget, but the devil is in the details.
  What he said, Mr. Speaker, is that yes, he embraces some of the 
principles in the Contract With America, but, Mr. Speaker, as every 
good lawyer and, indeed, as every good lawmaker should know, a contract 
is only as good as its terms and conditions. You must look at the 
specificities.
  The Republicans have not offered us any specificities on how they 
intend to balance the budget. All they can tell us is if we do not 
balance the budget, we will indeed be paying for it with our children's 
future. If we balance the budget on the backs of our children, on the 
backs of our Social Security recipient, they will indeed by paying for 
it in their future.
  Mr. Speaker, we must be conscientious. We must listen to the 
President of the United States. We must do it right, but we must do it 
rightly.


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