[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            A FAILURE TO ACT

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, as we start the budget process today, we will 
hear many doomsday predictions from liberal Democrats about the 
Republican approach to balancing the budget.
  Sadly, we will not hear a thing about the Democrat approach because 
there is no Democrat approach to balancing the budget. That failure to 
act is a monumental decision.
  A failure to act on the budget means higher interest rates, slower 
economic growth, and less job opportunity for working Americans.
  A failure to act means higher taxes and more wasteful government 
spending. A failure to act means less buying power for American 
families, a heavier burden on our middle class, less stability for our 
senior citizens.
  A failure to act means a bankrupt Medicare system. A failure to act 
means a less secure future for our children.
  Mr. Speaker, the Democrats have failed to act, and that failure is 
completely irresponsible. I urge the American people to keep that in 
mind as House Democrats come to the floor with their hysterical 
charges.


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