[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 184 (Saturday, November 18, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S17440]
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                               THE BUDGET

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, the topic of the day, the topic of the 
week, the topic of the month, is clearly the budget, the fiscal crisis 
this country has been in for a lot longer period than we care to 
remember. There has been discussion on this this morning. Obviously, 
the decision now is in the President's hands.
  Republicans have clearly defined what they attempt to do. It is 
anything but an extreme measure. The President, if he will simply 
follow his own admonitions to us, will find it very difficult to 
disagree and veto the Republican plan that is being sent to him.
  The President called for a 7-year budget with real numbers. We gave 
him a 7-year budget with real numbers. We are asking him for a 
commitment to that; frankly, a commitment to simply negotiate how that 
is achieved in return for a resolution which would provide funding for 
the Government so Government workers can come back to work on Monday.

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