May 12, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6643

AUTHORIZING 1995 SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY THROUGH

CAPITOL GROUNDS

Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed

to the immediate consideration of

House Concurrent Resolution 64, just

received from the House.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered. The clerk

will report.

The legislative clerk read as follows:

A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 64)

authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics torch

relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds.

There being no objection, the Senate

proceeded to consider the concurrent

resolution.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The

question is on agreeing to the concurrent resolution.

So the concurrent resolution (H. Con.

Res. 64) was agreed to.

Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and

that any statements relating to the

resolution be placed at the appropriate

place in the RECORD.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

ORDERS FOR MONDAY, MAY 15,

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Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate

completes its business today, it stand

in adjournment until the hour of 9:30

a.m. on Monday, May 15, 1995; that following the prayer, the Journal of proceedings be deemed approved to date,

no resolutions come over under the

rule, the call of the calendar be waived,

the morning hour be deemed to have

expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in

the day.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

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Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, at 9:30 a.m.

on Monday morning, it will be the intention of the majority leader to turn

to the consideration of calendar No.

101, S. 395, relative to Alaska power.

For the information of all Senators,

an agreement was reached with respect

to final consideration of S. 534, the

Solid Waste Disposal Act, which will

precipitate a rollcall vote as early as

10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15. Additional votes are expected prior to our

scheduled 12:30 recess on Tuesday.

I think it is fair to say rollcall votes

can be expected on Monday also. So I

alert all Senators that on Monday we

expect to have votes. We would like to

finish S. 395 on that day. And the vote

could be on that date, on Monday, with

respect to the motion to proceed to the

bill or amendments relative to the

Alaska Power Administration bill.

ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT

Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, if there is

no further business to come before the

Senate, I ask unanimous consent that

after I conclude my remarks, the Senate stand in adjournment under the

previous order.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, in January

THE BUDGET

f1961, Dwight Eisenhower gave his last

speech as President to the American

people.

And in those remarks, Ike offered

some advice which should be remembered by all of us in the Senate—and

all Americans—as the Federal budget

moves to the top of our agenda in the

coming weeks.

Eisenhower said, and I quote:

As we peer into society’s future, we must

avoid the impulse to live only for today,

plundering for our own ease and convenience

the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our

grandchildren without risking the loss also

of their political and spiritual heritage. We

want democracy to survive for all generations to come, and not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.

It has now been over 34 years ago

since President Eisenhower spoke

those words. And as everyone here

knows, they are words that have been

tragically ignored. When Ike left the

White House, our national debt stood

at approximately $248 million—$248

million. Today, it is $4.8 trillion. And it

continues to grow by $355,000 each and

every minute—that is $482 million a

day—far more than our entire debt in

1961.

There can be no getting around the

fact, Mr. President, that America is at

a crossroads, and we face a choice.

Down one road is the status quo.

It is a road that means living for

today, plundering the resources of tomorrow.

It is a road that means we continue

to mortgage the assets of our children

and grandchildren.

It is a road that sentences our country to the future that Eisenhower foresaw—a future as an insolvent phantom.

This is a very easy road to take, because it involves no tough decisions,

and no leadership of any kind.

And it is the road recommended by

President Clinton, and by many of my

friends on the other side of the aisle.

Down the other road is change.

A road that means reversing the

spending patterns of the last three decades.

A road that means reducing the rate

of growth of Government spending.

A road that allows Congress to rein

in the Federal Government, and to return power to the States and more importantly to the people.

It is a road that will be very bumpy,

because it will require some tough,

tough, tough decisions.

It is a road that requires leadership—

leadership that House and Senate Republican majorities are willing to provide.

It is a road that we must take, because it is a road that will result in a

stronger America for our children and

our grandchildren.

And thanks to the courage and hard

work of Chairman DOMENICI, and his

fellow Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee, we now have a map

which will help guide us down this

road.

In developing a historic budget that

slows the growth in Federal spending

from 5 to 3 percent a year, and that

achieves a balanced budget within 7

years, Senator DOMENICI and the Budget Committee deserve the gratitude of

all Americans.

The Domenici budget reflects our

commitment to the American people to

rein in the Federal bureaucracy. It

eliminates more than 140 Federal departments, agencies, and programs—including the Department of Commerce.

In doing so, it moves power out of

Washington, and back to the people,

where it belongs.

The Domenici budget reflects our

commitment to keep Americans safe.

It maintains funding for the FBI, the

DEA, the INS, and for crime-control

initiatives that aid police on the front

lines in the war against crime.

The Domenici budget reflects our

commitment to protect Social Security, and to preserve, improve, and protect Medicare.

And it reflects our commitment to

maintain a safety net for those in true

need, by funding WIC, School Lunch

and Breakfast Programs, Head Start,

child care, and efforts to track down

deadbeat dads.

Senator DOMENICI should also be congratulated for keeping the majority

members together in defeating Democrat amendments to raise taxes, cut defense, or spend more money.

Is the Budget Committee proposal

perfect? Of course not. Every Senator—

including this one—could find some

program they thought needed more

money, or others that needed less. But

it is a historic document that truly

sets America in the right direction.

And I might add that, according to

this morning’s newspapers, the world

agrees with that statement. These

press reports suggest that because of

speculation we actually might do more

than we have in the past to cut the deficit, the dollar staged its biggest 1-day

rally in nearly 4 years.

Apparently, this news slipped by the

Clinton administration. Despite the

Vice President’s promise a few months

ago that—and I quote: ‘‘We think the

task of balancing the budget is one

that we have to actually take responsibility for ourselves,’’ notwithstanding that quote, the White House has

chosen to abdicate a leadership role in

reducing our deficit.

The budget they proposed earlier this

year, is one that would give us deficits