[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                HISTORY

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, we are on the verge of making history. 
For the first time since my 25-year-old son was born, Congress actually 
has a plan to balance the Federal budget. We made a promise to balance 
the budget and protect Social Security. We kept that promise. We made a 
promise to save Medicare from bankruptcy, and we are keeping that 
promise to preserve, protect and improve Medicare. This week we will 
vote on our plan to balance the budget and save the future for our 
children.
  While we are making history, where is President Clinton? He is 
defending the status quo over change and defending big government over 
local solutions. That is not leadership, and that is ignoring a crisis 
and turning your back on the next generation.
  We have several choices: savings Medicare or allowing the problem to 
become a crisis; giving the next generation the family farm or simply 
handing them the mortgage; putting the Federal Government on a sensible 
diet or allowing big government to eat Twinkies off the taxpayer's 
plate.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to consider history this week and 
vote with me to provide opportunity for the next generation.


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