[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         PRESIDENT SHOULD SIGN THE BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1995

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, Republicans in Congress have advocated a 
fair, realistic agenda, literally the beginning of this session of 
Congress. We want to balance the budget in 7 years using honest 
Congressional Budget Office numbers. We want to save Medicare from 
going bankrupt. We want genuine welfare that emphasizes work and we 
want to cut taxes for working families.
  Despite the unending stream of misinformation coming from the press 
these days, the American people overwhelmingly endorse this agenda. A 
recent mega poll taken of 7,200 registered voters confirm that there is 
wide and popular support for the Balanced Budget Act now sitting on the 
President's desk. In fact, 86 percent of the poll's respondents said 
that the budget issue should be squared away this year, now.
  The President should stop the rhetoric and sign what the American 
people overwhelmingly support, the Balanced Budget Act of 1995.

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