[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H13941-H13942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         BALANCE THE BUDGET NOW

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, Americans want Congress and 
the President to balance the budget and they want a plan now, not next 
year.

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  A public opinion survey of 7,200 registered voters show that when 
Americans are given the truth, they overwhelmingly favor the Republican 
proposal to balance the budget in 7 years.
  Eighty-six percent believe ``The President and Congress should deal 
with the budget issue now'' compared to 9 percent who feel the issue 
should be put off until after next year's election.
  Seventy-one percent believe that the President and Congress should 
submit a 7-year balanced budget scored by the nonpartisan Congressional 
Budget Office.
  The Congress did this long ago.
  Mr. Speaker, the Congress and the American people are eager to see 
the President's plan to balance the budget in 7 years. How else can we 
negotiate?
  It's been 15 days since the President agreed to do this. The deadline 
is next Friday. Where's the President's 7 year balanced budget?

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