February 12, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 29 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PRESIDENT ON PATH TO BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, no wonder Americans elected a President who 
struck a chord with voters disappointed with business as usual in 
Washington and with the fake news media.
  This week, after the President released his budget plan, his 
opponents here on the floor and in the media breathlessly are spouting 
fake news, falsely claiming that the President's budget cuts Social 
Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. But just like seeing the impeachment 
phone call transcript for themselves that exposed the impeachment as a 
hoax, every American should look at the budget for themselves and see 
how fake the claims are that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid 
are cut.
  In fact, what they would see is a budget that doesn't touch Social 
Security and Medicare benefits, and they would see a Medicaid budget 
that not only isn't cut but increases 3.1 percent per year.
  By controlling other spending, the President's budget, like all of 
his three previous budgets, actually sets us on a path to finally 
balancing our budget.
  That is much better than the last administration, which, in 8 years, 
never, ever submitted a budget that would balance.

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