[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 9, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H333-H334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PLAN TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET NO LATER THAN FISCAL YEAR 2002 AS 
   CERTIFIED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ON JANUARY 6, 1996--
            MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the Union 
Calendar and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby submit to the Congress a plan to achieve a balanced budget 
not later than the fiscal year 2002 as certified by the Congressional 
Budget Office on January 6, 1996. This plan has 

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been prepared by Senator Daschle and if passed in its current form by 
the Congress, I would sign it into law.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 6, 1996.

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