[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 179 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TIME FOR A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join in decrying the coming 
crisis. However, I believe it is extremely important to resolve the 
crisis that we are facing, and believe we should not shut down the 
Government.
  Let me just give some of the facts. You heard earlier from the 
gentlewoman from California that the deficit is above $4.9 trillion; in 
fact, within a few weeks it will be $5 trillion. In one-thousand dollar 
bills, that would be a stack 300 miles out into space. We have to 
address the deficit problem.
  The Republicans have addressed it. We have voted for a balanced 
budget. I applaud those Democrats in this Chamber who have voted for a 
balanced budget proposal. The President's proposal, 18 pages long, does 
not even begin to outline a solution.
  I believe it is time for the President to come to the table to meet 
in all sincerity with the Speaker and the majority leader of the 
Senate. It is time for us to reach agreement on a balanced budget. The 
American people demand it. They deserve it. Let us pass a balanced 
budget.

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