[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                REPUBLICAN PROMISE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, let me remind my colleagues of the fact 
there was an election in November 1994 when the American people decided 
to make a great change in this Congress. For the first time in 40 years 
they decided to put Republicans in charge of both Houses of Congress.
  Over this past year we have kept our word to the American people. The 
central promise that we made to them is that we would balance the 
budget in 7 years using honest numbers. And all year we have done that 
by increasing the amount of money for Medicare, increasing the amount 
of money for Medicaid, increasing the amount of money for student 
loans.
  Mr. Speaker, during the last shutdown of the Government, the 
President decided that he would finally agree with us; that we would 
balance the budget in 7 years using honest numbers. But over the last 
29 days, the President has not kept his word. He has done nothing to 
further the commitment that he made to the American people that he 
would balance the budget in 7 years.
  Now, the long and short of this is that we are going to keep our word 
to the American people. We are going to do what we promised we would 
do. It is time for the President to keep his promise.

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