[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H96-H97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REPUBLICANS ARE WINNING AND ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE 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 an honor and a privilege to 
serve the people of Georgia in Congress this past year. I truly feel 
that we have changed the way Congress and Washington operate. It is no 
longer business as usual and status quo. This past year has been long. 
It has been arduous, and obviously the work continues as we try to make 
sure the President honors his commitment to balance the budget in 7 
years. But I am proud to say that we are winning. This 104th Congress 
has totally changed the terms of political debate. It is no longer 
should we balance the budget, it is now a matter of how soon we get the 
President to keep his word to balance the budget. It is no longer 
should we make government smaller, it is now a matter of how small.
   Mr. Speaker, Republicans are making a difference. We have stood firm 
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real change, and we will not back out of our commitment to do the right 
thing and balance the budget.

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