[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  REPUBLICANS INCREASE BUDGET DEFICIT

  (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, last week the Republican leadership twisted 
enough arms to pass their 1997 budget. And the result--broken arms and 
broken promises.
  Two summers ago the Republicans unveiled their Contract With America 
amid much fanfare. The Republicans promised to--and I quote--``work to 
enact additional budget savings, beyond the budget cuts specifically 
included in the contract, to ensure that the Federal budget deficit 
will be less than it would have been without the enactment of these 
bills.'' Well--a lot has happened since then.
  The budget passed by the Republicans last week--by their own 
admission--increases the deficit for the first time in 3 years. The 
Republicans have come to Washington and done exactly what they promised 
they would not do--increase the deficit.
  I guess we now know for sure that the promises the Republican Party 
made to the American people aren't worth the paper they are written on.

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