[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H5909-H5910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 COMMENDING THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET PLAN

  (Mr. PAYNE of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the President 
of the [[Page H5910]] United States for the plan he put forth last 
night to balance the Federal budget by the year 2005. I further commend 
him for proposing that our health care and education programs be 
protected for the long-term strength of this Nation.
  We now, for the first time in a very long time, have the House and 
the Senate and the President working toward the important goal of 
balancing our Federal budget.
  We are proud that we have reduced our deficit for each of the last 3 
years, the first time since Harry Truman was President that we have 
been able to say that. And now let the debate begin about how we can 
continue to stay on this path to a balanced budget.

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