[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          BALANCED BUDGET IN 7 YEARS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, it is reported today that the President has 
decided to submit his third budget this year. This one is to balance in 
7 years. Well, I hope three is a charm. The first two did not even come 
close to balancing.
  But I would hope it is like the President's Medicare proposal, 
because, as reported yesterday in the Washington Post, if you look at 
expenditures in the year 2002, it is remarkably close to the Republican 
plan. In fact, it is less than 2 percentage points apart, less than 2 
percentage points apart. Where are the cuts, Mr. President?
  Well, according to this article, the President just had the wrong 
starting point. So if his balanced budget is as close as his Medicare 
plan, there is no reason for him to shut down the Government again.
  Let us do the right thing for the American public, the right thing 
for ourselves, the right thing for our children. Let us balance the 
budget in 7 years.

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