[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 COOPERATION URGED IN BALANCING BUDGET

  (Mr. BALDACCI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, I think the important thing is that we 
still retain some civility and some comity and not allow ourselves to 
denigrate the situation, because the American public demands that we 
represent all the people. I think that we try to dig down deep and get 
inside and try to represent all the people, not just the Democrats or 
Republicans or Independents but to represent all the people.
  I supported a balanced budget in 7 years that was scored by CBO but 
it did not have the tax breaks that were put forward by the majority 
because we decided to put the money back into Medicare, back into 
Medicaid, student loans, and the environment.
  I would like to work together with the majority to fashion a balanced 
budget over 7 years scored by CBO so that we can all be proud of that 
and work together in that regard, and I think that we can do that.
  I reach my hand out to do that with my friends on the other side.

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