[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, from the home office in Scottsdale, AZ, 
the President's top 10 excuses for not offering a credible balanced 
budget alternative: Ten, pollsters told me not to; nine, don't worry, 
be happy; eight, the flowers are blooming, the sun is shining--who can 
think about budgets in the spring; seven, what's a couple trillion 
dollars between friends?; six, distracted by the start of the baseball 
season; five, I've fallen and I can't get up; four, contract-fatigue; 
three, those darn Republicans have taken all the good ideas; two, when 
the going gets tough, stick your head in the sand.
  And the President's No. 1 excuse for not offering his own credible 
balanced budget alternative: The dog ate my budget.


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