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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: What the American people want, Mr. Speaker, is this: A government that achieves an honest consensus, that saves not only…

On the recordJanuary 23, 1996
What the American people want, Mr. Speaker, is this: A government that achieves an honest consensus, that saves not only the seniors of this generation, but generations yet unborn; a commonsense budget and set of priorities that preserves this great noble experiment in a constitutional republic and preserves this American dream. That is the task before all of us, conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Addressing the need for a balanced budget and bipartisan cooperation.

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