[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 183 (Friday, November 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  AMERICANS SEEING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

  (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 Senate joined with the House and 80 
percent of Americans and said, let us balance the budget in 7 years; 
let us get the show on the road.
  This balanced budget increases Medicare, goes from $4,800 to $6,700, 
it increases student loans, it does not repeal one environmental law, 
and it includes tax breaks for families, for middle-income workers. 
That allows the President to overcome the mistake he made in 1993 by 
raising our taxes.
  Now the stock market is up; the bond market is up. Why? Because 
finally Americans are seeing hope for the future in the form of a 
balanced budget. To quote someone quite important, ``If not now, when? 
If not us, who?''
  Mr. President, let us do it.

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