[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 177 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TIME FOR PRESIDENT TO SIGN A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, the President gives new meaning to the 
term AWOL--absent without leadership. We are in the process of doing 
something that the Democrat majority could never accomplish--balancing 
the Federal budget. Republicans are keeping their promise to move 
forward with a certified and honest balanced budget.
  What has the Clinton administration done? Everything and nothing at 
the same time. The President has said he can support a plan that 
balances the budget in 5, 7, 9, or 10 years. But yet he has not 
produced any real plans to go along with his statements.
  So now the Republican majority is going to present him with a real 
plan to balance the budget in 7 years. We have shown true leadership by 
doing the right thing for our children's future.
  Mr. Speaker, it's time for the President to stop the gimmicks and 
excuses. It's time for him to keep his promises and sign a balanced 
budget.

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