[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  THE PEOPLE WANT WASHINGTON TO CHANGE

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, last month I went back to my district and 
returned to a place far different from Washington. In my district, 
there are families who work hard and play by the rules. And, they are 
careful not to spend more than they take in. If they do not, they run 
afoul of the law.
  In Washington, however, things are different.
  In Washington, it's OK to waste other people's money.
  In Washington, it's OK to spend lavishly on ineffective programs.
  In Washington, it's OK to disrespect the values that ordinary 
Americans live by every day.
  When I returned home over the recess, I listened to my constituents. 
I can tell you one thing, Mr. Speaker, they want Washington to change. 
They want a government that will respect simple virtues, not one that 
creates deficits and debts to be passed on to our children and 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, in the first 100 days, we Republicans proved that 
promises can be made and kept. In the next, we will show that 
Washington truly can be changed.


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