[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 26 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               UNFAITHFUL

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, the President has been unfaithful to the 
historic budget agreement that he signed only last year. According to 
the Congressional Budget Office, the President's newest budget plan 
will wipe out the surplus and create a $5 billion deficit by the year 
2000. If we did nothing and kept the current plan, we would have a $38 
billion surplus by the year 2000.
  It is no secret that the President's budget plan busts the spending 
limits set in last year's budget agreement. In fact, he has close to 
$100 billion in new wasteful Washington spending. Some Democrats have 
called this a do-nothing Congress. But if the choice is between doing 
nothing and getting a surplus, or enacting the President's plan and 
getting higher taxes and more Washington spending, then I think most 
Americans would wish that we do nothing.
  Mr. Speaker, we should not let the President cheat on the budget 
agreement he signed only last year.

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