[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BALANCED BUDGET PEN

  (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, the only thing that stands between this 
country and a balanced budget is President Bill Clinton. Unfortunately, 
he vetoed the only balanced budget bill in the Oval Office yesterday. 
Instead of balancing the budget, the President has made it clear that 
he wants more spending, not less spending.
  Mr. Speaker, I thought that the American people's priorities are just 
the opposite. It seems to me that the people want a smaller, less 
costly, and more efficient Federal Government. The American people want 
to keep more of their hard-earned money through tax cuts, not tax 
increases. The American people want an economy that stimulates job 
creation, not stifles economic growth.
  Mr. Speaker, by vetoing the Balanced Budget Act, it's obvious the 
President doesn't know what the American people want. So I'll tell him. 
The American people want a balanced budget, and they want it now.

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