[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THE SPENDING IS THE PROBLEM

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the President now has 10 days 
left to decide if he really cares about America's future. That is why I 
am bringing this sign back to the floor today. I used it in 1993, and 
it is appropriate for him again today. ``It is the spending, Stupid.''
  I hope all of America sees through Clinton's charade. He just wants 
to spend more of your money, and that is why he will not sign a 
balanced budget with honest CBO numbers. He does not care about 
seniors, he does not care about education, he does not care about the 
future of the country. If he did, he would sign the Balanced Budget 
Act, which saves Medicare and actually increases spending on Medicare 
and education and reduces the size and scope of the Federal Government.
  If the President does not sign a balanced budget plan with honest 
Congressional Budget Office numbers like he agreed to, we are ready to 
shut the Government down before we give him one more dime to spend. The 
President wants to spend more money. We want to save America's future. 
It is just that simple.

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