[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CLINTON'S BALANCED 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, yesterday President Clinton submitted his 
new budget to Congress and I urge my Republican colleagues to examine 
it closely for two reasons.
  First, President Clinton has blazed a trail to a balanced budget. 
Ronald Reagan never submitted a balanced budget. George Bush never 
submitted a balanced budget. But yesterday Bill Clinton did.
  Second, and just as important, he has provided a plan that balances 
the budget while protecting our priorities like education.
  The President protects basic reading, writing, and math skills. He 
protects college loans, safe and drug free schools and a program to 
help youngsters who do not want to go to a four-year liberal arts 
college to make the transition from school to work.
  My Republican colleagues say the education cuts they are insisting on 
are necessary to balance the budget. Yesterday President Clinton proved 
that we can balance the budget without robbing our children of the 
skills and the training they need to compete in the 21st century.

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