[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that the more we delve into 
President Clinton's budget, the more we will find in it that we like 
and can support. As we heard already this morning, this budget will not 
be dead on arrival.
  If the President has some good ideas that we can support while being 
consistent with our goal of smaller, less costly government, we will 
gladly incorporate some of his ideas into the budget.
  But I have to say, Mr. Speaker, that upon initial examination the 
President's budget proposal is not very bold. In fact, it merely treads 
water.
  Mr. Clinton constantly reminds us that he is the first President in 
memory to cut the deficit 3 years in a row. Well, that is a start, but 
it is not an end in itself. Under the President's own projections, the 
budget begins its upward path again next year.
  We Republicans are committed to balancing the budget by the year 
2002. If the President wants to help us, fine. But if he wants to 
remain wedded to the politics of the past, then we will act alone. 
However, one way or the other, rest assured, we will get the job done.

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