[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                BALANCING BUDGET A MATTER OF PRIORITIES

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Gingrich tries to blame the 
President for the Government shutdown but he has been planning this now 
for months.
  Just take a look at the Speaker's words in September:
  ``I don't care what the price is. I don't care if we have no 
executive offices and no bonds for 30 days--not at this time.
  ``I don't care what happens.'' That is what Speaker Gingrich says. 
President Clinton does care. He cares about seniors, he cares about our 
children, and he cares about our environment. The question is not will 
we have a balanced budget, the question is how will we balance the 
budget. What are our priorities?
  The President and the Democrats are standing with the American people 
in opposition to Medicare, education, and environmental cuts to pay for 
tax breaks and tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. This is not the 
American way. It is wrong.

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