[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LET US MAKE THE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT HAPPEN

  (Mr. BISHOP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the agreement finally reached by 
the President and Republican leaders to end the shutdown and put 
government back to work again for the American people.
  The deal to balance the budget in 7 years is good. But even better is 
the acceptance, finally, by Republicans in the deal that balancing the 
budget in 7 years must protect the needs and desires of the American 
people.
  It must protect future generations; protect Medicare; protect 
education; protect Medicaid; protect working families; protect 
agriculture; protect national defense; protect veterans; protect the 
environment; and protect economic growth.
  We finally have a bipartisan agreement to balance the budget in a way 
that is fair and just to all Americans and not just the rich.
  We have a bipartisan agreement that reflects the American values and 
priorities that the President and Democrats have been fighting so hard 
to preserve.
  Now let us work to make it happen.

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