[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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                             MONEY'S WORTH

  (Mr. BAKER of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, this week we passed a spending 
bill on the operations of our foreign policy.
  The question, of course, is: What foreign policy? Under the Clinton 
administration, that question is becoming more important.
  As we wait for the President to exhibit leadership, our foreign 
operations budget continues to plod forward. Before we spend the 
taxpayers' money, should we not rethink where that money is going?
  Mr. Speaker, even with the cold war over, America needs research and 
development in strategic defense, the environment, transportation, and 
especially medicine. But the Clinton administration is talking about 
price controls which would scare away venture capital.
  The President promised to reinvent Government, but when it comes to 
foreign aid and domestic spending, we have not reinvented one thing.
  As we debated the foreign aid appropriations bill and other 
appropriations bills coming up in the next week, I ask the America 
people one question: Are you getting your money's worth? I doubt that 
the voters think so.

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