[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       WE MUST BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mrs. VUCANOVICH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, it is a common fact that you cannot 
spend money that you do not have and expect to get away with it. We all 
must repay our own personal debts or face harsh consequences if we do 
not. But it seems that here in Washington debt is consistently ignored 
by the people who are spending the taxpayers money.
  Mr. Speaker, our Federal Government has run up a debt of nearly $5 
trillion by spending money that it does not have. The consequences to 
future generations if this behavior continues will be severe. The 
irresponsibility practiced by previous Congresses will be the burden 
that future generations will be forced to bear. No one deserves that 
kind of treatment.
  So what do we need to do to make sure this does not happen? We must 
balance the budget--not only this year, but every year. Our children 
and all that follow are depending on us.

                          ____________________