[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  KEVORKIAN (DEAD ON ARRIVAL) ACCOUNTING IN PRESIDENT CLINTON'S BUDGET

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, the Wall Street Journal's editorial page 
says it all, calling Clinton's budget Kevorkian accounting. It is dead 
on arrival.
  Did the President's budget show leadership? I do not think so. 
Courageous? Not. Again, quoting the Wall Street Journal, ``Mr. 
Clinton's budget is essentially a defense of the status quo.''
  Mr. Speaker, we were not elected to this great body to defend the 
status quo. We were elected to this great body to reform Congress, to 
get this Nation's financial house in order, and to make Government 
leaner and less intrusive.
  We have made great progress, passing a balanced budget amendment, 
unfunded mandate reform, and just yesterday the line item veto. Despite 
our President, who has taken a walk with his budget presentation, we 
will make the tough choices which will lead to a balanced budget.
  For the sake of our children and our children's children, we must not 
fail. We must show the courage and leadership to balance the budget.


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