[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            NO MORE EXCUSES

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, for years politicians in Washington 
have paid lip service to the idea of balancing the budget. But when it 
came time to get the job done, special interests and weak backbones 
have always carried the day.
  The new Republican majority made a commitment to end business as 
usual in Washington. We promised the American people that we would 
balance the budget so they could have more jobs, lower interest rates, 
and more take-home pay.
  We have kept our word. After months of hard work and several tough 
votes, we put America's families and America's children above the 
politics of the past and passed the first balanced budget in 26 years.
  Mr. Speaker, we have provided President Clinton with the opportunity 
to do the right thing. I sincerely hope that he seizes the day. The 
American people cannot afford to have the same old excuses and 
Washington gimmicks kill the Balanced Budget Act of 1995.

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