[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CEO'S CALL FOR END TO GRIDLOCK

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, yesterday when the President failed again 
to offer a balanced budget, he proved once more that old Democrats do 
not morph into new Democrats. In fact, it is clear that old Democrats 
do not even die, they just fake away. They fake at balancing the 
budget, they fake at negotiations, they fake at ending welfare as we 
know it, and they fake at inhaling.
  Well, today the CEO's across America have had enough. They have taken 
out this full page ad in the Washington Post saying end the gridlock, 
Mr. President. These are folks from Ford, General Motors, Circuit City, 
Toys-R-Us. What they are asking the President to do is what the 
Congress has already done: Use realistic numbers and the CBO scoring to 
balance the budget in 7 years. And I would say if the President will 
come to the negotiating table and do what he promised to do 3 weeks 
ago, then we can resolve this.
  I, for one Member of Congress, agree with the CEO's and the major 
employers across the Nation. I am going to sign my name to this. I 
invite my fellow Republicans to do the same, and I invite my fellow 
Democrats. If you agree with this, please put your name on this in 
front of the American people.

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