[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 IS FAILING TO HONOR COMMITMENT MADE ON NOVEMBER 20, 1995

  (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, yesterday Congress voted to overwhelmingly 
support the agreement that President Clinton signed into law on 
November 20, 1995, stating that Congress and the President shall enact 
a 7-year, CBO-scored balanced budget. The vote proved that the 
President is failing to honor his commitments and his word.
  Today should also be very interesting. Later, Congress will debate 
and vote on the President's fourth budget. Just like the first three, 
it fails to balance. And just like the other budget, it fails to 
address issues like the solvency of Medicare or reprimands to agencies 
like the Department of Energy, where Secretary O'Leary is spending 
millions of dollars on overseas travel where she has no responsibility.
  President Clinton is long on spending, short on ideas. He is unable 
to present a balanced budget and he is unable to be honest about the 
details about the budget that is before him, just as he is dishonest 
about the details of Bosnia.

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