[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SUPPORT THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, as the debate on the balanced budget amendment 
comes to a conclusion, the American people have heard a great many 
reasons why this amendment to the Constitution should not be enacted. 
There is the Social Security red herring. There is the canard regarding 
the role of the judicial branch. There are the dire predictions of 
gloom and doom to our economy. Excuses, diversions, distractions, 
delaying tactics.
  The American voters do not want any more excuses. They want a 
balanced budget to the Constitution. They want this amendment because 
the people are tired of the Congress taxing and spending away our 
children's futures. They want this amendment because the Congress has 
proved incapable of coming to grips with our budget deficit without it.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge opponents of the balanced budget amendment to 
stop with their excuses. A vote for the balanced budget amendment is a 
vote for the future prosperity of our Nation.


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