[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]




                         DO IT FOR OUR CHILDREN

  (Ms. PRYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, I hope the mothers of America are watching 
what is going on in Washington.
  As a mother, do you know that your child will have to pay $187,000 
during his or her lifetime just to pay for interest on the national 
debt?
  As a mother, do you know that interest payments on the national debt 
eat up one-third of the entire Federal budget?
  As a mother, do you know that generational accounting indicates that 
your children will face lifetime tax rates of more than 80 percent in 
order to pay off the debt?
  Well, as a mother, I know I will not stand for this.
  As a mother, I believe it is time to get our Federal house in order.
  As a mother, I believe it is immoral to continue to saddle my 
children and all American children with the national debt.
  I hope the mothers of America will join me.
  Call the President. Tell him it is time to get down to the people's 
business. It is time to stop politicking, pass a balanced budget, and 
save our children's future.
  Come on, Moms, keep the pressure on.

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