[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                            THE ANSWER IS NO

  (Mr. McINNIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, on June 4, 1992, on ``Larry King Live,'' 
then-candidate Bill Clinton said, ``I will present a 5-year plan to 
balance the budget.''
  About 3 weeks ago, President Clinton said that he would balance the 
budget within 10 years. What do we have today? We have got nothing. It 
is 3 years later from the original promise and the American people are 
still waiting to hear from this President on a balanced budget.
  Two nights ago on ``Larry King Live,'' the President once again 
artfully dodged Larry King's question about the lack of any attempt by 
the administration to balance this budget.
  We have got to balance the budget in this country. We have a huge 
problem in this country that is accumulating at a rate of $33 million 
an hour.
  What does our President do? He goes out and vetoes the first serious 
attempt in a long time to cut spending.
  Does he have an alternative? The answer is no.
  Can he balance the budget in 5 years? The answer is no.
  Can he balance the budget in 10 years? The answer is no.
  Is he even going to try? The answer is no.
  Mr. Speaker, it is up to us, the Republicans in the U.S. Congress, to 
balance this budget.

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