[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESTORING FAITH OF AMERICAN PEOPLE IN CONGRESS

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, in this Congress promises made are 
promises kept. On the opening day of this Congress, we promised the 
American people that we would allow an outside, independent firm to 
audit the books of the House. This is something that had never been 
done before.
  Now that the findings of this audit are seeing the light of day, we 
can see how very right we were in calling for an audit. It appears that 
in the previous Congress, the ledgers used to keep track of a $700 
million budget were hand written. Let me repeat that. Hand written 
ledgers were used to keep track of a $700 million budget.
  Can anyone imagine a multi-million-dollar operation in the 1990's 
using hand-written ledgers? It is beyond baffling.
  At first glance, one might say that this audit only confirms the 
worst suspicions about Congress. I disagree, this audit proves that 
elected officials can come to Washington to expose the truth. This 
audit proves that the Republican majority is helping to restore the 
faith of the American people.


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