[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 REPUBLICAN BUDGET PUTS GOVERNMENT ON A DIET AND RESTORES THE AMERICAN 
                                 DREAM

  (Mr. HOBSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOBSON. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government has not run up a $4.7 
trillion debt because the American people pay too little taxes. The 
huge debt and deficits have exploded because the Federal Government is 
too big, spends too much of your money, and tells too many people what 
to do. It is big government, stupid!
  Our balanced budget, for the first time in 25 years, solves this 
problem of oversized Government by reducing Government's size: It puts 
the bloated Federal Government on a diet. It eliminates the Federal 
deficit by trimming the size, power, intrusiveness, of the Federal 
Government.
  Past attempts to reduce the deficit, like the Clinton tax increases, 
have failed because they have not addressed the deficit's root cause: 
oversized Government. Every dime they have collected in increased 
revenues has been spent on government gimmicks, spending schemes, and 
partisan pork. Every dollar saved in reductions in defense since 1985 
has gone to feed the Government, not reduce the deficit.
  Our balanced budget plan is different. Not only does our plan just 
say no to Clinton-style hikes. Our balanced budget actually includes 
tax relief for our families, small businesses, students, and seniors.
  Our balanced budget finally solves the problem of too much 
Washington. It puts the Government on a diet, returns power to 
families, neighborhoods, and communities, and restores the American 
dream. I urge all my colleagues to support this plan for the future of 
our children.


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