[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               THE BUDGET

  (Mr. BAKER of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, today, the House Budget 
Committee starts work on the first fiscally responsible budget the 
American people have seen in decades. Many House Democrats will come to 
the floor, attacking various parts of the budget for being too hard on 
their special interest groups, I ask my colleagues to reflect on the 
choice before us today.
  We can continue to do things the Democrats' way. We can continue to 
waste more of the taxpayers' money for more Government programs, more 
bureaucracy, and more Federal intrusion into the lives of the American 
people. Or we can go a different route. We can start taking steps that 
will mean a brighter future for our children, better jobs for working 
Americans and more security for our Nation.
  In the election of 1994, the American people decided that fiscal 
irresponsibility and broken promises were a thing of the past. With the 
budget process we start today, Republicans will lead the way to a 
balanced budget.


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