[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      SUPPORT THE COALITION BUDGET

  (Mr. PAYNE of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, if you could vote for a bill that 
would balance the budget in 7 years, cut the deficit faster and deeper 
than any plan now on the table, and achieve real budget process 
reforms, would you?
  That's the choice every Member of this House will face tomorrow when 
the House votes on the Budget Reconciliation Act. We can vote for the 
bill that was written by the Republican leadership, or we can vote for 
a better plan, the substitute bill that was developed by the 
conservative Democratic Coalition.
  It is the coalition's budget that spends less of our constituents' 
hardearned money over 7 years.
  It is the coalition's budget that contains real budget process 
reforms like a line item veto that applies right now and a deficit 
reduction lockbox that can't be picked.
  And it is the coalition's budget says its wrong to borrow money from 
our kids to pay for big tax cuts right now.
  But that's not all, Mr. Speaker.
  Because the coalition rejects tax cuts and doesn't backload its 
spending cuts as the Republican plan does, we are able to provide $100 
billion more for Medicare and $100 billion more for Medicaid than their 
plan. And we don't slash spending for student loans and agriculture.
  The conservative Democratic Coalition's budget is tough and it is 
fair. It's a better deal for your constituents and mine. I urge my 
colleagues to vote for it.

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