January 06, 1996
To the Congress of the United States:
I hereby submit to the Congress a plan to achieve a balanced budget not later than the fiscal year 2002 as certified by the Congressional Budget Office on January 6, 1996. This plan has been prepared by Senator Daschle and if passed in its current form by the Congress, I would sign it into law.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
The White House, January 6, 1996
William J. Clinton, Message to the Congress Transmitting Balanced Budget Legislation Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/222487