[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 178 (Friday, November 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES, EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES ARE REQUIRED

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, let me read a quotation from May 28, 1992, 
and ask you who said this:

       Democrats have warned that the day of reckoning was upon 
     us. Now it is here. Our country cannot function with an 
     annual $400 billion deficit, and in these extraordinary 
     times, extraordinary measures are required.

  Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt], that is what 
the gentleman said on May 28, 1992. Now, these are tough measures, but 
as the minority leader said, in extraordinary times, extraordinary 
measures are required.
  Mr. Speaker, we are going to balance the budget, we are going to cut 
taxes, we are going to save Medicare, and we are going to reform 
welfare, too.
  The bills we have sent to the President on Monday are going down as a 
downpayment on these efforts. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, the President 
offers no leadership, no plan, and no choice.

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