[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H190-H191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THE HARD NUMBERS

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, $5 trillion of debt, $200 billion deficits, 
$187,000 in interest debt for a child born 

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today. These are the hard numbers--the facts that back up the need for 
a balanced budget. I could stand here all day and talk numbers. But, 
the fact is, Mr. Speaker, balancing the budget is not about numbers--it 
is about people. People like our children and grandchildren that will 
bear the burden of today's fiscal irresponsibility. It is about letting 
taxpayers keep more of their hard-earned money. It is about who can 
spend money better, the Federal Government or the American family. It 
is about lower interest rates so families can afford to buy a home and 
live the American dream. Mr. Speaker, the Republican Congress is 
serious about balancing the budget--the President needs to start doing 
what he said he would do, and work with this Congress to give the 
American people what they deserve--a balanced budget.

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