[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]




               REPUBLICAN BUDGET RESTORES AMERICAN DREAM

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, the debate rages on regarding the balanced 
budget and I am a little tired of hearing the same old excuses over and 
over. The calls that are coming into my office right now overwhelmingly 
say do not let up, keep pushing for a balanced budget and do it now. 
They tell me we have a wonderful opportunity to finally end the habit 
of spending away our children's future, and balance the budget.
  What is so extreme about working together to save Medicare for our 
parents and our grandparents? What is so extreme about working together 
to reform welfare, to emphasize work? What is so extreme about working 
together to cut taxes for working families? This budget restores the 
American dream. An analysis done by the Heritage Foundation said the 
Republican plan to balance the budget in 7 years with tax relief will 
offer the following for workers: $32 billion more to keep for 
themselves in tax relief, higher compensation per hour for workers, 
lower mortgage rates, more industrial production.
  This is clearly a wonderful opportunity. No more excuses. It is time 
to do the right thing for the people of this country. Balance the 
budget.

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