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




                          USING HONEST NUMBERS

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, we have passed a budget that will be in 
balance in 7 years using honest numbers. Medicare spending will 
increase by 62 percent. Medicaid spending will increase by 43 percent. 
Student loan spending will increase by 48.5 percent. School lunch 
spending will increase by 37 percent. Mr. Speaker, we are $5 trillion 
in debt. We are allowing programs to continue to grow. We are making a 
responsible effort to balance our budget for the sake of our children 
and grandchildren's future.
  What do we have from the President and other liberal Democrats? 
Nothing. Distortions. Misrepresentations. We have a plan to balance the 
budget; all they have is talk.
  Mr. Speaker, some people would rather talk about balancing the 
budget. Some people don't want to make the hard choices. Some people 
just don't want to balance the budget. Meanwhile, we are working to 
protect the future for our children, to give them a chance for the 
American dream. That is what we were elected to do.

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