[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  USING COMMON SENSE TO FIX THE BUDGET

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, if an average American were to pile up huge 
debts and engage in reckless financial behavior, that person would 
eventually be held accountable, either by the law or by his creditors.
  But here in Washington, somehow, the reverse is true. The Federal 
Government has become immune to accountability. They have racked-up 
trillions in debt and yet continue their irresponsible spending. 
Unfortunately there is a price for all this irresponsibility. That 
price will be shouldered by average Americans who are not responsible 
for the failed policies of the past.
  If we do nothing to remedy the out-of-control spending here in 
Washington, our children will suffer a very dim future. It does not 
take a rocket scientist to figure out that spending more than you earn 
is not the wisest thing--especially in the long run. And, it does not 
take a wizard to fix the budget. All it takes is commonsense, 
determination, honesty, and a realization that we simply cannot 
continue with the old Washington way of doing things.

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