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Because that represents the major portion of the Federal debt that we owe today, the massive tax cut, the massive military buildup, and there you have it. I will repeat the figures once more and then I will take my chair. When Mr. Reagan…

But, Mr. President, I was guilty. I supported Mr. Reagan on his tax cut, and to that extent I am sorry.

I was a part of the problem when I voted for the Reagan tax cut, and I have kicked myself in the seat of the pants ever since. That was----

Slightly under $1 trillion for all of the administrations down to the last minute of the fiscal year for which Mr. Carter was responsible, and then comparing that figure, which was under $1 trillion, with the massive debt of $4.316…

It might be well to consider how much of that massive pile of books was debt that was encountered under the Reagan-Bush administrations.

I thank my friend. How can my friends on the Republican side--and let me say that I have great admiration for the Senator from Utah. He has stood here day after day and labored in the vineyard and carried the burden of the arguments. I…

Mr. President, I say that to say this: The speech by the distinguished Senator from New Jersey was one of the most thoughtful, most thought provoking, most reasonable speeches that I have heard on any subject, and particularly on the…

I will finish my sentence. I thank the Senator from Utah for his usual courtesy. We will not be bound by section 1. We can do it by way of section 6, which does not require a three-fifths vote for a waiver. And we will be complying with…

I would like to hear the distinguished Senator explain how the States balance their budgets and how they operate, not only on a budget that provides for the operating expenses of Government from day-to-day, but also on the capital budget…

I have proved that I will do everything I can to balance the budget. But not only this Senator. They are standing in rows on this side of the aisle. In 1993, they voted to lower the deficits by almost $500 billion. Working with the…

If it were up to the Senator from West Virginia, we would not have any tax cuts this year.

When they voted for the conference report on the line-item veto. They voted to shift the power of the purse away from the legislative branch to the executive. What makes the Senator believe that they will live up to the Constitution…

Will Senators be more inclined to vote to increase taxes once this is part of the Constitution than they are now?

It takes guts to vote against it because the great majority of the American people have been bamboozled about this amendment. They support this, and they are very much in favor of it. So it takes guts to vote against it. Why does the…

Except the Constitution, if one-fifth indicate that they want to vote. That doesn't happen often. That is very seldom on raising the debt limit. That is very seldom on passing the final budget here.

The Senator speaks of guts. It doesn't take guts to vote for this thing. It takes guts to vote against it.

Well then, why are we going to wait 5 years to do something better if the Senator has something better?

What about all the Senators coming to the floor and saying the sky is falling, debt is bad, interest on the debt is bad, deficits are bad, and we have to do something about it and take the burden off our children, and vote for a balanced…

I marvel at his equanimity, his characteristic, and his never-failing courtesy. This is the way he has always been with me. But I must say that, notwithstanding that, I am amazed to hear the distinguished Senator stand on the floor this…

The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation. So we are going to continue to enforce it. We are going to continue to operate under a statutory system. That is what I am saying. We have been operating…

There will not be any different system because the Congress itself will enforce that amendment by appropriate legislation.

May I ask the distinguished Senator, who is going to be the judge of whether an estimate has been rendered in good faith, whether it is a responsible estimate, or whether there is a reasonable estimate?

Would the Senator explain to me why the Judiciary Committee, in its analysis of section 6, took the pains to explain that "estimates," for example, "means good faith, responsible, and reasonable estimates made with honest intent to…

I rise today to introduce a critically important measure to ensure that sufficient funds will be made available over the next six years to complete the Appalachian Development Highway System by the year 2003, some 38 years after the…