[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 142 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   KEEP THE FAITH: BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. WHITE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WHITE. Mr. Speaker, I learned two lessons when I was home in 
August over the break. The first one is it is pretty easy to take 
yourself seriously, a little bit too seriously when you are in 
Congress.
  I went home. My kids started calling me the ``Honorable Dad.'' It 
took me a few days to realize they were only playing a joke on me.
  The second lesson I learned is it is easy to forget why we came here. 
My constituents gave me a message, too. They said, ``Keep the faith. Go 
back there and balance the budget just like you said you were going to 
do.''
  Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what I am going to do. I am not going to 
vote to raise the debt ceiling. I am not going to vote for a budget 
package or for reconciliation unless we have a program in place, 
binding law, that will balance the budget over 7 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I do not want to shut the Government down. I do not want 
a train wreck. But if that is what it takes to get the attention of 
this administration and balance the budget, that is exactly what we 
have to do.


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