[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MORE ON AUDIT RESULTS

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, given the Democrats' track record for 
balancing the Federal budget, it should come as no surprise that they 
used less than precise bookkeeping during the 40 years of managing or 
mismanaging the House of Representatives.
  According to Roll Call and a Price Waterhouse audit of the House 
books, Democrats did not pay the bills they ran up, used numbers 
convenient to their purpose, and made a mockery of the trust of the 
American people. Sound familiar? That is the exact same Democrat 
management style that gave this country $5 trillion of debt.
  Having heard the demand of the American people, House Republicans are 
changing the way Congress operates. It is simply common sense to expect 
the people's House and the Government to pay their bills. That is what 
small businesses and American families do across the country. The 
Government of the greatest Nation on Earth should do no less. We will 
balance the budget in 7 years. Republicans are administering this House 
of Representatives with seriousness and reverence appropriate for the 
leading democracy and not the lackadaisical approach taken during the 
last 40 years.

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