[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 200 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           A SERIES OF FIRSTS

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I think there has been far too much caffeine 
consumed here this morning.
  Mr. Speaker, in 1927 Charles Lindbergh was the first man to fly 
across the Atlantic. In the late 1940's Chuck Yeager was the first to 
break the speed of sound. In 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first to 
orbit the Earth, and in 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to set 
foot on the Moon.
  In 1995 Bill Clinton became the first man to veto a balanced budget 
since Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. In vetoing last week's 
balanced budget bill, Bill Clinton said ``no'' to serious Medicare 
reform, he said ``no'' to serious tax relief for working families, and 
a brighter future for our children. Most important, he said ``no'' to 
doing the right thing, being responsible and balancing the budget, 
something that has not been done in a generation.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the President to end the charades, end 
the Washington style excuses, do the right thing for our grandparents, 
our parents, our families and our children. Balance the budget of the 
United States of America.

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