[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   CONGRESS MUST EXCLUDE PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY FROM 
                     BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT CUTS

  (Mr. HILLIARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, haste makes waste.
  Mr. Speaker, I addressed the Committee on Rules in an attempt to get 
an exemption to the balanced budget amendment considered. That 
exemption would have provided that Aid to Dependent Children would have 
been exempted from any consideration on a balanced budget.
  It is very important that any society, any country, realize that in 
order to be a country that is civilized, it must protect two groups: 
Those who are unable to protect themselves, the elderly and the young. 
Unless some provisions are made, we will fail to do that.
  America is strong, not just because of the fact that it is 
economically secure. It is strong because over the years it has made 
sure that it takes care of those individuals that cannot fend for 
themselves.
  For Congress to do less would be reneging on the legacy of democracy, 
Mr. Speaker, and I submit that haste makes waste, that sometime in the 
future we will regret the action that we are about to do. We must give 
consideration to Americans who are not able to give consideration for 
themselves.

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