[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, I came here; I said it was time to balance 
the budget. That was a dream. We said, though, in 1995 when the 
Republicans took over, we would do it in the year 2002, by then.
  I think we need to say it and resay it; we need to take credit for 
it; we need to pat ourselves on the back. We have done what is right. 
And we are going to balance the budget this year, not using Social 
Security; and we are going to have a $1 billion surplus. That is well 
ahead of our goal of 2002. Not since 1960 has that happened.
  So I say, take credit for the good work that we are doing here in 
Congress. The leadership of this House under Speaker Hastert has led us 
to the point where we can proudly hold our heads up and say we are 
using the resources that the American people give us in a wise and 
proper way.

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