[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   LET US NEGOTIATE A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Madam Speaker, I am proud to be a member of the reform-
minded freshman class here in Congress. We came to change the way 
business is done here in Washington, DC. We want to balance the budget.
  But it has been really frustrating. The House has agreed to balance 
the budget. The Senate has agreed to balance the budget. But the 
President and the liberals in Congress are willing to say anything to 
keep us from balancing the budget, even if it is not true.
  We have heard about cuts to education, but yet student loans are 
increasing. We heard about cuts to Medicare, yet the average recipient 
is going to get $4,800 this year and $6,700 in 7 years. We heard about 
cuts to nutrition programs, and yet we are increasing them 4 percent 
every year, a total of $1 billion over the next 7 years.
  The truth is the President and the liberals in Congress do not want 
to balance the budget, but the American people do. Let us get real, Mr. 
President. Let us stay home from Japan and negotiate a balanced budget.

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