[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         CONTINUING RESOLUTION

  (Ms. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to address to House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, my constituents have been telling me that 
they want Congress to get on with the business of balancing the budget, 
make responsible spending cuts that will not harm our elderly, our 
children, and our environment. The continuing resolution that we agreed 
to last night commits us to those priorities.
  This agreement would not have been reached and the Government would 
not have reopened today had the Democratic caucus not insisted that the 
House stay here and work over the weekend. If we had adjourned on 
Saturday, as the leadership planned, Federal workers would not now be 
back on the job and the stalemate would continue.
  I commend every Federal worker for their public service in these 
difficult times. Now that the Government is up and running, Mr. 
Speaker, it is time for us to get down to the real issues at stake in 
the balanced budget debate. We must make the tough decisions to return 
our Government to fiscal responsibility and to balance the budget in 7 
years.
  Let us work together to reach the balanced budget goal in a way that 
helps working families and protects the most fragile part of our 
society. Let us return our constituents to a sense of pride in their 
Government.

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