[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H772-H773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SEND CONGRESS A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, you can't be a beacon if

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your light don't shine. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You 
can't teach an old dog new tricks. What we have here is a failure to 
communicate. Show me the money. When the Lord closes a door, somewhere 
he opens a window. All I ever learned, I learned in kindergarten. There 
he goes again. Where's the beef? Just say no. Life is like a box of 
chocolates. Spare the rod, spoil the child. Over 69 billion served. 
Elvis lives. To be or not to be.
  Mr. Speaker, by now you are probably wondering what all these 
annoying cliches and catch phrases have in common. It is simple. They 
all pertain to the Clinton fiscal year 1998 budget.
  Mr. Speaker, the President should send Congress a real balanced 
budget. Waste not, want not.

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