[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   MEMBERS MUST FULFILL THEIR DUTIES

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, as I spent August back home with family 
and neighbors, I had time to reflect upon why I am here. It's easy to 
get caught up in inside-the-beltway activities and small battles and 
forget why our constituents sent us here.
  I will tell Members why my constituents sent me here. They sent me 
here to balance the budget and scale back big Government. They sent me 
here to save and strengthen Medicare. They sent me here to change the 
destructive welfare system. And they sent me here to relieve them of 
their overly heavy tax burden.
  These are simple things. We can do this, and we should do this now. 
This was in our job description when we were sent here, and if we don't 
fulfill those duties, our employers will find someone who will.

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