[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 106 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MOVING TOWARD THE GOAL OF LESS GOVERNMENT AND MORE FREEDOM FOR THE 
                            AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. RYUN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RYUN. Mr. Speaker, this morning I would like to review some 
recent history. It is a matter of record that the American people have 
not had a tax cut in 16 years. It is also a matter of record that the 
Federal budget has not balanced in 28 years. It is a matter of record 
that we have never had Medicare reform.
  Mr. Speaker, the 105th Congress is about to change all of that. This 
Congress is on the verge of passing the first tax cut in 16 years. This 
Congress is about to achieve the first balanced budget since 1969. This 
Congress is about to enact the first major reform in the Medicare 
Program in history.
  While I do not believe the tax cuts go far enough and the budget will 
not be balanced soon enough, I do believe that we are moving toward the 
goal of less government and more freedom for the citizens of this 
Nation. The American people whom we serve deserve this.

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