[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INCREASING THE BUDGET DOES NOT CUT SPENDING

  (Mr. NEUMANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the 
spending increases in the budget recently proposed by President 
Clinton. Only in Washington, DC, would we look at spending increases 
from year to year and talk about budget cuts.
  Mr. Speaker, look at the numbers. In fiscal year 1995, we will spend 
$1,539 billion. In fiscal year 1996, if we do as the President has 
proposed, that number goes to $1,612 billion. Mr. Speaker, that is a 
spending increase of $73 billion, and all I am hearing discussion about 
is how we have cut spending. We have not cut spending, we have 
increased spending by $73 billion.
  Carry this thing out to the year 2000. In the fiscal year 2000, if we 
do as is proposed today in the President's budget we will spend $1,905 
billion. That is an increase of $366 billion. We have not cut spending, 
Mr. Speaker, we are increasing spending. It is about time the American 
people knew what was going on here, so we can get down to the serious 
business of balancing this budget.
  Mr. Speaker, we can do better. We must do better. Our children 
deserve it.

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