[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11832]
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            BALANCE THE BUDGET WITH THE RECONCILIATION BILL

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, it is late in the fourth quarter, the score 
is tied. The outcome is uncertain. The American taxpayers are on the 
edge of their seats. Will Congress and the President keep their promise 
to balance the budget? I do not know of anyone who ran against a 
balanced budget. We all said we were responsible enough, we were smart 
enough, we were tough enough to make the hard decisions. Even the 
President ran on balancing the budget in 5 years. So are we going to 
keep our word? The American public wants to know. They are tired of the 
excuses, the nitpicking, the pet programs.
  Mr. Speaker, they know that it is their money, not the Government's 
money. It is time to do what every American household does, what every 
American business does, what common sense cries out for. Let us balance 
the Federal budget and do it with the Reconciliation Act.

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