[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         REPUBLICANS NEED TO OFFER BUDGET PROPOSAL OF THEIR OWN

  (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, yesterday Speaker Gingrich stood in the 
well of the Chamber and he reiterated the 13 points of the Republican 
agenda. One of these priorities, balancing the Federal budget, is one 
both Democrats and Republicans share.
  But, Mr. Speaker, actions speak louder than words. We can all talk 
about the importance of balancing the budget, but it is only the 
Democrats who have put a balanced budget on the table. The Republicans 
have yet to offer a budget proposal of their own.
  Every day American families find a way to balance their own household 
budgets. They expect Congress to do the same. We cannot let down these 
families. We must find a way to balance the Federal budget.
  The Democrats have produced a balanced budget proposal. Now it is 
time for the Republicans to quit talking, to start acting. It is time 
for them to produce a budget proposal.

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