[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 4, 1994]
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                    REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, the 10-point contract with America, I 
would like to appeal to my colleagues, because I think this is things 
that both sides can agree on in how to pay for national security.
  First of all, BRAC 1993 is not funded, and the military is having to 
take it out of hide. BRAC 1995 is to look at the true environmental 
cleanup cost and the cost before we close the base. If there is no 
savings, then that will add to national security. Social spending in 
the crime bill is nothing compared to that in the defense bill. That 
will help.
  Stop taking peacekeeping dollars out of a needed defense budget. 
Procure equipment on economy of scale: 28 aircraft that we bought this 
year has astronomical unit costs; stay out of the battles like Somalia, 
Bosnia, and Haiti, all billions of dollars. We gave Russia aid, five 
typhoon class submarines and three very deep submarines procured at $12 
billion each, MIG 35's, and we give Russia billions of dollars.
  I could go on, Mr. Speaker. I think these are items that Republicans 
and Democrats can support and increase our national defense.

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