On the recordOctober 3, 2002
it is amazing how we can rewrite history on the floor of the House, On the economy and the actions of this body that took place from 1990 until this year. Let me quickly review. The 1990 budget took Democratic support along with Republican support in a bipartisan way that laid the foundation on the budget rules and the economy that ultimately balanced the budget in 1993. The budget in 1993, not a single Republican voted for the 1993 budget, which put the walls up on the economy that we enjoy today. In 1997, it took Democrats to work with some Republicans to pass the 1997 budget that has gotten a lot of credit, much of which was not due, but it at least was part of the process. Every time we have made decisions that move the country forward, we have done it in a bipartisan way. My quarrel is with the economic game plan that has gotten us to the point that we have borrowed now $440 billion, $440 billion during the last year.
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