[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 200 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THE PRESIDENT SHOULD KEEP HIS WORD

  (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, there is some bad information around that 
Congress is going to shut down the Government. That is not true. It is 
not even true that the Republicans are going to shut down the 
Government.
  It is the President. The President signed a binding agreement with 
Congress last month to pass a 7-year CBO-scored balanced budget in the 
first session of the 104th Congress. After vetoing the budget last 
week, the President has failed to meet his commitment. His budget does 
not balance.
  Mr. Speaker, the President has it within his ability to keep the 
Government open. All he has to do is keep his promises. President 
Clinton should keep his word, do as he agreed and sign an honest 
balanced budget.
  The Government is not shutting down because of the Republicans or 
Congress. The Government is shutting down because President Clinton 
will not honor his commitment to give the American people a balanced 
budget.

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