[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E622]
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                   SMALLER, MORE EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 1995
  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, Americans voted last November to get big 
government out of their lives and off of their backs. Republicans know 
this and are committed to heeding the people's mandate for a smaller, 
more efficient, less costly government. Our House Republican rescission 
package represents a crucial first step toward achieving this goal.
  The taxpayers want an economically sound government that lives within 
its means. The American family exercises fiscal responsibility and 
accountability. The Federal Government should do the same.
  The American people work hard for the tax dollars they have to send 
to Washington. The least we can do is spend those dollars wisely. These 
bills take a first step in that direction. They aim the cutting knife 
at programs that do not work, and consolidates duplicative government 
functions.
  Furthermore, our rescission bills trim funding for programs that 
received large increases in fiscal year 1995, cuts unspent funds that 
were piling up from one year to the next and eliminates funding for 
unauthorized programs.
  Mr. Speaker, the $17.3 billion worth of specific cutbacks in our 
rescission bills, H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1159, put this Nation back on the 
path toward fiscal responsibility. These bills reassure Americans that 
their dollars will go to the programs they need most while eliminating 
useless ones.


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