[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 177 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         BUDGET RECONCILIATION

  (Mr. RIGGS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RIGGS. Mr. Speaker, let me tell my colleagues about the balanced 
Budget Reconciliation Act that every Democrat who has spoken here in 
the well this morning voted against a couple of weeks ago. This is our 
plan which balances the Federal budget in 7 years. Members heard me 
right, a balanced Federal budget for the first time in a quarter of a 
century by limiting the growth, the increase in Federal spending to 3 
percent per year.
  This plan also contains three other major reforms: Tax cuts for 
families and for economic growth and job creation in the private 
sector, since the Democrat majority believes the only place we can 
create jobs is through Government, expanding Government; genuine 
welfare reform that requires work for the able-bodied, emphasizes 
families and gives people hope for the future; and lastly, a plan to 
preserve, protect, and strengthen Medicare for today's and tomorrow's 
seniors, a plan which increases Medicare spending for every senior 
every year.
  What is their alternative? The Clinton Democratic 10-year budget plan 
with deficits as far as the eye can see, red ink, increasing from $196 
billion this year to $209 billion in the year 2005. It is time for the 
Democrat minority to get with the program here and adopt a budget that 
reflects America's values.

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