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Reserve, said that if we do not balance

the budget, because of the increased interest rates, because of the money that

we take out of circulation, because of

the overspending, because of the tremendous amount of this budget that it

takes to service the debt, pay interest

on the public debt, let me just mention

as a footnote, the interest this year on

the public debt is $339 billion. That represents 25 percent of all revenues coming in from all sources to the U.S. Government. We just cannot continue to

dig ourselves deeper in this hole of public debt.

Then if we look at Social Security,

the unfunded liability of Social Security, the actuary deficit now amounts

to an estimated $5 trillion. Medicare,

the unfunded liability or the actuary

deficit amounts to close to $8 trillion.

Depending on future workers to pay

the bills for current expenses, whether

we are talking about pension benefits

or whether we are talking about Social

Security or whether we are talking

about Medicare or whether we are talking about borrowing from future generations to pay for the overzealous

spending of this Congress must stop.

I complement WALLY HERGER for his

extraordinary efforts on the Committee on the Budget and as a member, esteemed member of this Congress that is

looking for ways to bring about more

responsible government.

By unanimous consent, leave of abLEAVE OF ABSENCE

fsence was granted to:

Mr. CALVERT (at the request of Mr.

ARMEY), for today and the balance of

the week, on account of official business relating to the Base Realignment

and Closure Commission.

Mr. LAHOOD (at the request of Mr.

ARMEY), for today, on account of attending his daughter’s graduation from

high school.

By unanimous consent, permission to

SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED

faddress the House, following the legislative program and any special orders

heretofore entered, was granted to:

(The following Members (at the request of Ms. JACKSON-LEE) to revise

and extend their remarks and include

extraneous material:)

Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. OWENS, for 5 minutes, today.

Mr. UNDERWOOD, for 5 minutes, today.

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. HAYWORTH) to revise and

extend their remarks and include extraneous material:)

Mr. GOSS, for 5 minutes each day, for

today and May 24.

Mr. MCINNIS, for 5 minutes each day,

for today and May 24.

By unanimous consent, permission to

EXTENSION OF REMARKS

frevise and extend remarks was granted

to:

(The following Members (at the request of Ms. JACKSON-LEE) and to include extraneous matter:)

Mr. POSHARD.

Mr. FORD.

Mr. KLECZKA.

Mr. MORAN.

Mr. FAZIO of California.

Mr. ACKERMAN.

Mr. TORRICELLI.

Mr. OBERSTAR.

Mr. VENTO.

Mr. COYNE.

Mr. REED.

Mr. UNDERWOOD in two instances.

Mrs. SCHROEDER.

Mr. WAXMAN.

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. HAYWORTH) and to include

extraneous matter:)

Mr. TALENT.

Mr. GILMAN.

Mr. FORBES.

Mr. BAKER of California.

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia in three instances.

Mr. SOLOMON.

Mr. BEREUTER.

Mr. PACKARD.

Mr. HOUGHTON in two instances.

Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut in two

instances.

Mrs. ROUKEMA.

Mr. DUNCAN.

Mr. EMERSON.

Mr. DAVIS.

Mr. SHUSTER.

Mr. LARGENT.

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey.

Mr. ROGERS.

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. SMITH of Michigan) and to

include extraneous matter:)

Mr. CLAY.

Mr. BONILLA.

Mr. BENTSEN

f.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o’clock and 7 minutes p.m.),

the House adjourned until Wednesday,

May 24, 1995, at 10 a.m.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,

fETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from

the Speaker’s table and referred as follows:

899. A letter from the Secretary of Defense,

transmitting a report entitled , ‘‘Not-To-Exceed Cost Estimates for C–17 Aircraft’’; to

the Committee on National Security.

900. A letter from the Secretary of Defense,

transmitting a report on assistance to Red

Cross for emergency communications services for members of the Armed Forces and

their families, pursuant to section 383 of the

fiscal year 1995 National Defense Authorization Act; to the Committee on National Security.

901. A letter from the Director, Office of

Legislative Affairs, Department of the

Treasury, transmitting a copy of a certification by the President; regarding use of the

Exchange Stabilization Fund and Federal

Reserve in relation to the economic crisis in

Mexico, pursuant to section 406 of the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

902. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the interim

report on the performance standards and

measurement systems developed by States

for their vocational education programs,

pursuant to Public Law 101–392, section 404

(104 Stat. 809); to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

903. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on the efforts of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to

assist States in implementing a voluntary

reporting system on child abuse and neglect,

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106f–1; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

904. A letter from the Postmaster General,

U.S. Postal Service, transmitting a report of

activities under the Freedom of Information

Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

905. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 24th

annual report of the actual operation during

water year 1994 for the reservoirs along the

Colorado River; projected plan of operation

for water year 1995, pursuant to 43 U.S.C.

1552(b); to the Committee on Resources.

906. A letter from the Attorney General of

the United States, Department of Justice,

transmitting the 1994 annual report of the

Federal Prison Industries, Inc. [FPI], pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4127; to the Committee on

the Judiciary.

907. A letter from the Comptroller General,

General Accounting Office, transmitting a

report entitled, ‘‘Military Bases: Analysis of

DOD’s 1995 Process and Recommendations

for Closure and Realignment’’ (GAO/NSIAD–

95–133, Apr. 14, 1995), pursuant to 31 U.S.C.

9106(a); jointly, to the Committees on National Security and Government Reform and

Oversight.

908. A letter from the Secretary of Defense,

transmitting the annual report for the National Security Education Program, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906; jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and

Economic and Educational Opportunities.

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4

fof rule XXII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 1683. A bill to establish a Federal

cause of action for failure of State and local

public employee pension plans to meet the

terms of such plans, subject to differing burdens of proof depending on whether changes

in the plan relating to employer contributions are subject, under the law of the principal State involved, to qualified review

boards; to the Committee on the Judiciary,

and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a

period to be subsequently determined by the

Speaker, in each case for consideration of

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr.

SCOTT, Mr. WOLF, Mr. PICKETT, Mr.

BOUCHER, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. MORAN, Mr.

GOODLATTE, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia,

Mr. SISISKY, and Mr. BATEMAN):

H.R. 1684. A bill to require the Secretary of

the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of