[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               PRESIDENT IS AGAINST BALANCING THE BUDGET

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, yesterday the President 
decided he had two reasons why he vetoed the debt limit bill. Let us 
look at what he said. He said the bill tied the hands of the Treasury 
Secretary to avoid a default.
  Madam Speaker, do we know what that means? We were trying to stop the 
Secretary from stealing from the Social Security trust fund and now, 
because the President did not sign that, he can do that.
  Second, he stated the bill obligates the President and the Congress 
to pass a plan which cuts Medicare and education and increases taxes. 
Well, let me just say to my colleagues, we are trying to save Medicare, 
increase Medicare spending, reform welfare, and reduce America's tax 
burden and shrink the size and scope of the Federal Government.
  It is obvious what the President really is against is balancing the 
budget. He wants to spend more money, create more bureaucracies and 
pile more debt on our kids. It is unfortunate that shutting down the 
Government is the only way to stop him.

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