Thomas Ewing said "I am concerned about American families and American children and health care, and I know that the one way we can achieve that is to balance our budget. We will not achieve it if we do not balance our budget. The President has sent down his budget. It is $69 or $70 billion out of balance when we get to the year 2002. In fact, the deficit is going to go up $14 billion before it starts to go down. The American people are smart. We can tell them we are going to balance the budget, and the President can say it; but whether we come back with a plan that raises the deficit and then leaves 75 percent of the balancing of the budget to be done in the next administration, they know we are blowing smoke at them. Mr. Speaker, we have got a job to do. The President has a responsibility to send a balanced budget down here. We need to get at it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 6, 1997

I am concerned about American families and American children and health care, and I know that the one way we can achieve that is to balance our budget. We will not achieve it if we do not balance our budget. The President has sent down his budget. It is $69 or $70 billion out of balance when we get to the year 2002. In fact, the deficit is going to go up $14 billion before it starts to go down. The American people are smart. We can tell them we are going to balance the budget, and the President can say it; but whether we come back with a plan that raises the deficit and then leaves 75 percent of the balancing of the budget to be done in the next administration, they know we are blowing smoke at them. Mr. Speaker, we have got a job to do. The President has a responsibility to send a balanced budget down here. We need to get at it.

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Thomas Ewing

Republican · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about the federal budget and its impact on American families and children.

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