[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 13 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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REAL WORKABLE CUTS FEATURED IN CLINTON BUDGET
(Mr. VISCLOSKY asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, last year, Congress and President Clinton
passed the largest deficit reduction bill in history.
The bill reduces the deficit by $496 billion with over $250 billion
in spending cuts. This historic, cost-cutting measure was passed
without a single Republican vote.
This year, President Clinton's budget builds on last year's success.
His budget request calls for the elimination of 115 Government programs
and cuts more than 300 others. Just as last year, these cuts are real
and they will work.
It is clear that President Clinton is committed to cutting programs
and putting Government back on the side of the people.
Mr. Speaker, this budgetary course, coupled with the cost controls
contained in President Clinton's health care plan, will put our
Nation's fiscal house in order. These are the choices we must make to
guarantee the best and brightest future for ourselves and our children.
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