[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE 100-DAY NIGHTMARE

  (Mr. WATT of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the 100-day dream has become 
a 100-day nightmare. The process by which this balanced budget 
amendment to the Constitution came to the floor of this House is the 
classic example.

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  I serve on the Committee on the Judiciary out of which this balanced 
budget amendment comes. Two weeks ago on a Wednesday afternoon, with 
over 20 amendments still unoffered in committee, the committee closed 
down operation and went home. The Rules Committee, with over 100 
amendments still pending, limited amendments on the floor to 6.
  To amend the Constitution, if we are lucky in this body, we will get 
2 days of debate. This is not democracy, America; this is 
irresponsibility.

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