[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 35 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  WORKING TO KEEP GOVERNMENT RUNNING AND TO PRODUCE A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, the 1996 Presidential campaign games are in 
full swing. While the Republicans continue to work toward a balanced 
budget to fulfill last year's promise, the President wants Congress to 
spend an additional $8 billion on a host of Federal programs. Most of 
these programs are to appease his liberal constituents in order to 
shore up his tax-and-spend liberal base.
  The President has requested $2 million for the Ounce of Prevention 
Council. This 2-year-old program has not administered one single grant 
during its existence.
  Mr. Speaker, we will do everything we can to keep the Government 
running and to work with the President to produce a balanced budget, 
but we will not continue to decorate the national budget like a 
Christmas tree with the President's pet projects. We will not borrow 
money from our children's future for this kind of wasteful spending.

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