[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE NEXT 100 DAYS

  (Mr. TATE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TATE. Mr. Speaker, when I ran for office going door to door, 
people would always tell me, do what you said you were going to do. And 
that is exactly what the House Republicans did when they came to 
Congress: promises made, promises kept.
  As I had town hall meetings throughout my district, talking to 
people, they said: We appreciate what you are doing. Do not listen to 
those special interest groups tell you do not do this, do not do that. 
Stick to your guns.
  That is exactly what we are going to be doing over the next 100 days. 
We are going to take on the deficit. We are going to balance our 
budget. There is an $18,500 debt for every man, women, and child in 
this country. For my daughter Madeleine, that is unacceptable. She 
should not be saddled with an $18,000 debt.
  The question really is going to be in the next 100 days, do we borrow 
or do we balance? Do we borrow or do we balance? The people of my 
district and the people of this country and the people of American have 
said they want Congress to balance its budget. That is exactly what we 
are going to do over the next 100 days.

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