[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 7 (Monday, January 22, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TIME FOR NEGOTIATION ON BUDGET

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, here is what Republican Budget Chairman 
John Kasich said in November about the budget negotiations: ``Frankly, 
we don't ask for a lot. We ask for nothing more than a commitment to do 
this in a 7-year period. The priorities within that 7-year plan are 
negotiable.''
  The President has done his part. He has given Republicans a 7-year 
balanced budget using their economic assumptions. But now, Republicans 
want to move the goalpost in the middle of the game.
  Now, Mr. Kasich and his colleagues say they will not negotiate on the 
budget priorities. Mr. Kasich, keep your word and negotiate. For 220 
years, that's how this democracy has worked. Let's make it work again. 
Government shutdowns, defaults on our debt--these tactics are an 
affront to democracy. It's time for people of good will from both 
parties to do what's best for our country. It's time to balance the 
budget while protecting Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the 
environment. The President's door is open.

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