[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               STICK TO COMMITMENT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. WHITE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WHITE. Mr. Speaker, the public does not like it when Congress and 
the President cannot get together on a budget. Frankly, neither do I. 
It would be so much easier on all of us if everything was sweetness and 
light here in Washington, DC. But, unfortunately, there is a reason 
that things are not sweetness and light here in Washington, DC, and it 
is because there is a fundamental disagreement between Congress and the 
President on an issue that is very crucial to our country. Congress is 
committed to balancing the budget as soon as possible, but certainly no 
later than 7 years from now, and the President is not.
  Mr. Speaker, since I came here 11 months ago, we have worked very 
hard on our budget. We have had to make some very difficult decisions. 
We have had to say no to our own constituents. We have had to make sure 
we did not use all the phony numbers that we sometimes see from the 
budgets in the past.
  For the first time in 30 years, we have proposed and passed in both 
Houses of Congress a budget that will balance over the next 7 years. We 
cannot back off that commitment. It is too important to our children. I 
hope that the President joins us.

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