[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HOW TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, a lot has changed over the last 9 months of 
the Republican controlled Congress.
  As Members of Congress went home for their August recess, they 
listened to their constituents. Their constituents continued to ring 
the bell that was heard loudly last November by voters around this 
country when they decided to change the makeup of the U.S. Congress. 
They said that they wanted a smaller, less costly, less intrusive 
government, and they reiterated their demands over August.
  As we look to the fall with a lot of confusion, a lot of activity, 
let me make it perfectly clear that Republicans in Congress are going 
to balance the budget over the next 7 years to save the future for our 
children; that we are going to strengthen, preserve, and protect 
Medicare for our senior citizens; that we are going to reform welfare, 
where we reward work and take away the incentives for illegitimacy 
today; and, last, our fourth objective is to reduce the tax load on 
middle-income Americans and provide incentives to have a strong, 
healthy economy so that we ensure that we actually balance the budget 
over the next 7 years.
  This is what we must do to protect our children's future.
  

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