[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 40 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE DIFFERENCE A SINGLE VOTE CAN MAKE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, what a difference a single vote makes. 
Due to the two-thirds requirement in the Constitution, the Senate 
failed to pass a balanced budget amendment. One vote. One vote per 
precinct elected John Kennedy. One vote in March 1995 may have saved 
Social Security.
  The truth is, Congress, the Constitution cannot be mended with 
microwave legislation. Good legislation requires a two-thirds burn in 
that crock pot. There is an old saying, if you want to cook it right, 
cook it long. Social Security does not deserve a microwave treatment.

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