[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E401]
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        IN HONOR OF JAMES AZARIEL AND SELINA ANASTASIA BURNETTE

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 1997

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, last Thursday, February 27, wife, 
Bonnie, and I were blessed with two new grandchildren. Their names are 
Selina Anastasia and James Azariel Burnett. They are the first children 
of my daughter, Elizabeth Burnett, and her husband, Fred Burnett.
  Bonnie and I join James and Selina's other grandparents, Charles and 
Bonnie Burnette of Rustburg, VA, in welcoming them to the world.
  Selina and James, like my other grandchildren, will have a tough time 
paying back all the money that the Federal Government is borrowing. If 
we don't change our ways, they will have to pay $187,000 each over 
their lifetimes to cover their share of the interest on the national 
debt.
  I ask all the parents and grandparents now in Congress to work with 
me to minimize the debt that James, Selina and all the other children 
and grandchildren will have to pay back. If we continue to overspend, 
their chances for a good job and a high standard of living will be 
substantially reduced.

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