[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET

  (Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton has stated over and 
over his commitment to producing a real balanced budget. I do not doubt 
his commitment. It is his math that I am worried about. The CBO 
predicts the President's most recent budget will have a $69 billion 
deficit in the year 2002, when there should be no deficit.
  Mr. Speaker, we see that the White House worked feverishly to defeat 
a balanced budget amendment. Now we see why. He has no intention of 
producing a real balanced budget. During his State of the Union Address 
the President said, and I quote, ``Balancing the budget requires only 
your vote and my signature. It does not require us to rewrite our 
Constitution.''
  Mr. Speaker, who is the President kidding? If he cannot even produce 
a balanced budget, why should we expect him to sign one? Instead of lip 
service, Bill Clinton should send Congress a real budget using real 
numbers and one that actually adds up.

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