[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 20, 1994]
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                          BUDGETARY FIREWALLS

  (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. President, today I have introduced legislation that 
will protect our Armed Forces by establishing budgetary firewalls 
between the defense and nondefense discretionary spending through the 
year 1998.
  As Members know, Mr. Speaker, our country faces a budgetary crisis 
that threatens our national security. Without a constant effort to 
manage this crisis with prudence, our Nation's defense accounts will 
suffer. In cooperation with the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. 
Spence], the gentleman from Washington [Mr. Dicks], the gentleman from 
Mississippi [Mr. Montgomery], the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Hutto] 
and 48 other Members, I am introducing the National Security Budgeting 
and Deficit Control Act of 1994, to protect our defense capability.
  This bill should be received by this House as a message from several 
of us who are concerned about the future of the United States military.
  Mr. Speaker, today 53 of us join together to act on this concern. 
Thus, I am today introducing the defense budget firewalls bill.

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