Rod Grams: “no matter how hard Congress tries to ignore it, this country is going broke. The national debt is so huge, it has become…”

“no matter how hard Congress tries to ignore it, this country is going broke. The national debt is so huge, it has become incomprehensible, almost an irrele<gr-thn-eq>vancy. The ability of future generations of Americans to prosper is being handcuffed by the pathetically selfish actions of this distinguished body, which seems to care more about appeasing voters than having the courage to tell Americans that they cannot always get what they want. This week, sounding like a broken record, President Clinton accused the Republicans of being obstructionist. So passionate, yet so phony. Whose proposal would have balanced the budget in 6 years? The Republican alternative. Who killed it? Clinton and the Democrat leadership. Whose proposal would have cut $90 billion in questionable spending? The Penny/Kasich package. Who killed it? Clinton and the Democrat leadership. Whose balanced budget amendment would impose spending and taxing restraint Congress cannot muster? The Republican plan proposed by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Barton] and the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Kyl]. Who is trying to kill it? Clinton and the Democrat leadership. Mr. Speaker, to President Clinton I simply say: Stop the lies, stop the lies, stop the lies, stop the lies, stop the lies.”