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Joe Cunningham: All Government will be open if the President agrees to follow his word and give us a balanced budget. That was due 2…

On the recordJanuary 5, 1996
All Government will be open if the President agrees to follow his word and give us a balanced budget. That was due 2 days ago. The President signed a bill with his name on it. He has not done it yet. So it should not be too hard by January 26 to do that. All Government will be open. What less could you ask for, for the President to keep his word, for a change. If we take a look, in 12 of the 13 bills, my colleagues on the other side want to spend, want to spend, want to spend. In 1966, you want a Democrat President? You are going to increase spending and you are going to increase taxes.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Discussing the need for a balanced budget and government spending during a floor speech.

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