[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HANG TOUGH AND BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. SMITH of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I also have been reading the 
President's budget that he gave us yesterday. I am very upset. If we 
look at what the President does, for example, on tax increases, he 
increases taxes $232 billion more than the Republican proposal. Then 
look at continued spending. He increases spending $350 billion more 
than the Republican proposal. It is the same old issue of tax and 
spend.
  I call, Mr. Speaker, on my colleagues to hang tough, to not have an 
increase in the debt ceiling unless we are going to get on that glide 
path to a balanced budget. If we have to close down Government to move 
ahead, to get politicians to do what every family in this country has 
to do, balance their budget, then let us do it.
  Mr. Speaker, I say stick to our guns, hang tough, let us do what we 
have to do. Stop spending the money that our kids and our grandkids 
have not even earned yet to pay for today's problems. Let us be 
reasonable, let us be fair, let us do what we have to do and balance 
the budget.

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