[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PRESIDENT WOULD RATHER SEE SHUTDOWN CONTINUE THAN TO SUBMIT A BALANCED 
                                 BUDGET

  (Mr. CHAMBLISS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, it has been 29 days since the President 
agreed to enact a 7-year balanced budget, and Congress is still waiting 
for President Clinton to produce a serious budget. I am led to believe 
that the President would rather see the shutdown of the government 
continue than to submit a balanced budget.
  Congress, a I emphasize that word, ``Congress'', because in a 
bipartisan effort, a bipartisan effort of Republicans, and Democrats 
kept our end of the bargain. We submitted a balanced budget in 7 years 
that met the CBO standards, but the President vetoed that.
  Since that veto, the President has failed to present a legitimate 
alternative. His only attempt at a balanced budget is $365 billion out 
of balance. $115 billion of that comes in the last year and higher 
amounts in between.
  Mr. Speaker, it is all very simple. If the President wants to avoid 
the continuing shutdown, let him submit a balanced budget that we can 
lay on the table, talk about, and it will pass in this Congress if it 
meets CBO numbers.

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