[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E127]
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                  TRIBUTE TO MR. FRANKS OF NEW JERSEY

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                           HON. DAN SCHAEFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 1997

  Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the 
gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Franks] for all his hard work and effort 
to help us pass a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 
During the 104th Congress, the Schaefer-Stenholm balanced budget 
amendment passed the House by a vote of 300 to 132. This was due, in no 
small part, to the diligent efforts of Mr. Franks.
  This year, as we prepared to introduce House Joint Resolution 1, Mr. 
Franks' name was inadvertently left off the list of original 
cosponsors. I regret this error.
  Mr. Franks is a fiscal conservative and an important member of the 
House Budget Committee who has led the effort to balance the Federal 
budget. I look forward to working with him again as we prepare to vote 
on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

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