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Gerald Weller: “I rise today to respond to the Democrats' call for specific cuts in the Federal budget. They well know that Republicans…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 1995
I rise today to respond to the Democrats' call for specific cuts in the Federal budget. They well know that Republicans have pledged to consider all proposals except for Social Security. Their insistence is an effort to divert attention from the real issue. Congress can only tackle the issue of how to balance the budget after we decide to balance the budget. The Democrats' desire to place the proverbial cart before the horse led the American people to give their House to the new Republican majority. We must not let empty partisan rhetoric sway us from the task we have been sent here to do; namely, to bring fiscal responsibility to Washington. We owe the American people that much. It is time to stand and deliver by passing the balanced budget amendment.
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Gerald Weller
Republican · Illinois
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Addressing the Democrats' proposals for Federal budget cuts and advocating for fiscal responsibility.

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