[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         START NOW, IN A BIPARTISAN WAY, TO BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. ROEMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, last night's agreement to negotiate the 
terms of a balanced budget was a big victory for the President. 
Medicare is off the table. Now we are going to negotiate 7 years toward 
a balanced budget.
  This agreement was a big victory for the Republicans in that we are 
now going to a 7-year time frame, a balanced budget. How do we get 
there?
  It was a big victory for the American people, because Democrats and 
Republicans now are talking in a civil manner in the same room.
  How do we get to a balanced budget from here? Mr. Speaker, I submit 
that here is an article that appeared in my local paper over the 
weekend: ``Coalition Budget May Be Revived.''
  Mr. Speaker, let us defer tax cuts until we get a balanced budget, so 
we do not devastate Medicare and student loans and farm programs. Let 
us start the heavy lifting now to work in a bipartisan way to balance 
this budget.

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