[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              NO COUNTERPROPOSAL RECEIVED IN BUDGET DEBATE

  (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, it is interesting. The previous speaker 
and all the others, they all voted against the override. If you wanted 
to get this birthday party done, you want to help these people out, why 
do you not vote for the bills? It is that simple.
  The President has vetoed Interior, which would open national parks; 
the Justice Department; Commerce VA; HUD; EPA. These are all real 
things that would have opened the government. And yes, there is plenty 
of time to continue debating these issues and these spending levels. If 
you did not like this year's appropriations, go for it next year. Try 
to put in more money. We know you like to spend. But the President had 
vetoed these things and we have not seen yet a counterproposal.
  That is what we have been looking for since November a 
counterproposal. What I do think is I share your concern about the 
furloughed employees. I want them to go back to work. I am not against 
a CR. But what I wish is that you would have the same urgency about the 
$20 billion a month we are spending in interest on the national debt. 
This money is going to be paid for by your children and my children. 
Let us show them the same compassion you pretend to show other groups.

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