[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CUT FAT, NOT GROWTH

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, make no mistake about it, the President's 
budget coming to Congress today contains some serious cuts. For West 
Virginia, the Appalachian Regional Commission, which is the 
underpinning of so many community development projects, is cut at least 
one-third. The Economic Development Administration, which recently 
provided the underpinnings as part of the Swearingen aircraft industry 
deal, that would be cut 27 percent. Veterans should know they would be 
basically protected. Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid, so 
important to our State legislature right now, would be protected. A 
class tax cut would affect thousands of West Virginians, and would be 
paid for.
  Significantly, this budget will continue the deficit reduction 
pattern of reducing the deficit by one-half in relation to our economy 
and with no tax increase this year.
  I understand this budget will only be the starting point and there 
will be additional cuts, but I do hope that people understand we cannot 
be cutting growth at the same time we are cutting fat.


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