[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     RESTORING HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, the Republican majority has been 
diligently working to keep our promises to the American people. This 
fall we will complete work on our balanced budget plan, save Medicare 
from bankruptcy, and allow working families and businesses to keep more 
of what they earn.
  For too long, Washington's solution to America's problems was always 
new spending and new taxes. As a result, our national debt now exceeds 
$4.9 trillion and the average American family pays more in taxes than 
it spends on clothing, food, and shelter combined.
  This fall offers our best chance to honestly balance the budget, cut 
exorbitant taxes, and ensure that our children have a bright future 
that is free of debt and full of hope.
  The choices are simple we can either spend now and worry later or we 
can move forward with an agenda that forces the Federal Government to 
live within its means, saves the American dream for our children, and 
lays the foundation for a generation of economic growth and prosperity.
  Mr. Speaker, there are no legitimate excuses for continuing to spend 
money that we do not have. It is time for Congress to quit avoiding the 
tough choices and restore some sanity to the Federal budget.

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