[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 206 (Thursday, December 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              BUDGET GAMES

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this chart shows the headlines 
in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post 
this morning. They cut straight to the chase. One reads ``GOP rebellion 
scuttles accord on the budget talks.'' Another reads ``House 
Republicans derail budget talks.'' The other one from the Wall Street 
Journal says ``The Republicans are revolting.'' They should read that 
Republicans keep government closed to give tax cuts for the few.
  It appears as though there is a group that will not compromise and 
insists on holding not only government workers, but Social Security 
applicants hostage in keeping the Government shut down until they 
accept their harmful budget cuts and ill-advised budget-busting tax 
cuts for the few.
  I am committed to balancing the budget, and I am also here to say I 
am committed to senior citizens, children, police officers, veterans, 
teachers, and students, and I will not sacrifice them to balance our 
budget.
  We should remain committed to balancing the budget over 7 years, and 
doing so in a way that protects the priorities of Medicare, Medicaid, 
crime fighting, and education. Balancing the budget is not an agreement 
to do on Christmas eve. It is something you have to do all year.

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