[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 167 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H10850-H10851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       VOTE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, as of yesterday, the national debt stood at 
$4,975,508,732,304.35.
  It's not enough to debate how previous Congresses let his happen. It 
is 

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not enough to complain and bellyache. It is not enough for Members of 
Congress to make excuses and dance around their most basic 
responsibilities.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to deal with our national debt and balance 
the budget. The excuses are over. The gimmicks have all been tried and 
have failed.
  Last November, the American people told Congress to get its act 
together. They sent a new Republican majority to do the job the first 
time in 40 years. Our party made a promise to give them what they have 
been denied for the last 25 years: simple, basic, financial 
accountability from the U.S. Congress.
  Today is historic. For the first time in a generation, Congress will 
vote to balance the budget and do the right thing for America's future 
and for America's children.

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