[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 164 (Monday, October 23, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S15494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               THE BUDGET

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I enjoyed listening to my friend from the 
State of Washington. It seems like the only hearings we are going to 
have on this budget are on the Senate floor. It is very difficult not 
to have people in to hold hearings and have markups on many pieces of 
legislation.
  Mr. President, it is a little bit interesting to look at all the 
figures that are coming out. Everybody has different figures. CBO says 
one thing and they give you a certification. Then we get numbers from 
someplace else. Then the Budget Committee comes up with theirs, and I 
am tickled to death with the work of the Budget Committee except I do 
not think they ought to give the tax cut.
  Now we see almost 50 percent of the taxpayers of this country are 
going to have their taxes increased by not allowing the tax credit that 
they have had in past years that encouraged people to work, to bring 
people above the poverty level.
  So, you can say all you want to about how great this is. There is a 
hymn, ``How Great Thou Art.'' There is nothing about ``thou art'' in 
this budget.
  So I hope we will look at it very closely. I am disappointed we did 
not have an opportunity to dig into the details because, as I have 
brought up, the devil is in the details. We have not seen all the 
details yet, and I hope at some point during the debate some of the 
details will come out.
  I do not know whether or not anybody else is seeking the floor, Mr. 
President. If not, I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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