[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           WELFARE REFORM PACKAGE REDUCES THE BUDGET DEFICIT

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk for a moment about 
some children in my district. I would like to talk about the 20 
students in Mary Mills' 5th grade class at Oconee County Intermediate 
in Watkinsville, GA. When I was sworn in, the share of the national 
debt owed by Mary Mills' class was $365,000. Since I have been here, a 
total of 80 days, they have incurred another $2,500 of debt. Mr. 
Speaker, everyday we are spending away the future of those children. 
Our welfare reform package does significantly reduce the budget 
deficit. My colleagues on the other side continue to whine and wail 
that we are hurting children. Some of my more irresponsible colleagues 
continue to compare our welfare reforms to Nazi Germany. Mr. Speaker, 
someone has to speak up for the children of the next generation. I 
would ask my colleagues on the other side one simple question, how will 
we be able to do anything for our children when we bankrupt this 
Nation? We can do nothing worse than to keep our current system.

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