[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   BUSINESS AS USUAL MUST GO: CONGRESS MUST PASS THE BALANCED BUDGET 
                               AMENDMENT

  (Mrs. MYRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, on November 8, America's voters sent us to 
Washington to change the way the Federal Government does business. They 
made it very clear that the tax-and-spend mentality and business as 
usual must end.
  The people are aware of the ever-increasing national debt of $4.5 
trillion and the need for a balanced budget amendment. They are also 
aware that too many here in Congress, do not comprehend the need, nor 
acknowledge the people's insistence, for it to be done. Americans 
balance their own budgets. They demand the same of their Government.
  The people are burdened by paying over half of their income in taxes. 
So they fully understand the need for a vote by three-fifths of the 
Congress before taxes can be raised.
  When the U.S. Congress enacts, and 38 States ratify, a balanced 
budget amendment, it will ensure that the Federal Government does not 
spend more than it takes in. It will be a first step toward achieving 
the changes that the voters have demanded, and it will contribute to 
the reweaving of the fabric of America for future generations.


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