Political Quotes

“today I rise in support of the three real balanced budget amendments, the Stenholm-Smith, the Kyl, or the Barton balanced budget amendments. It is time that we really address the problem. It is interesting for me as I listen to the debate that says we can solve the problem in other ways, rather than passing a balanced budget amendment. But being a freshman in Congress and watching what we have done over the last 2 years, the record that this Congress has accumulated over the last number of years, listen to the numbers. Today the country is in debt to the tune of approximately $16,000 per individual. In 1995, we will add another $700 in debt per individual, another $2,800 per family of four. This Congress is not disciplined. It is like many of the ones that have come before it. We continue to spend more than we take in, and we can no longer continue that process. The willingness of Congress to spend more than it takes in proves that we need the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Our ever-growing national debt is the legacy of shame that we are leaving to our children and our grandchildren. As a father of three, I cannot stand idly by and watch this Congress continue to threaten my children's future and the future of this country. The balanced budget amendment is not a threat to the lifeblood and the health of this country over the next 5 to 7 years.”