[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                WHAT SHOULD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BELIEVE?

  (Mr. CARDIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans claim that they will spend 
4.5 percent more money on feeding children. They are outraged that we 
accuse them of cutting spending for kids.
  But they have a problem. Because they also say they will spend less 
on food for kids--$6.5 billion less over 5 years. They plan to use the 
$6.5 billion to pay for tax cuts.
  The Republicans say they are cutting bureaucrats, not food. But the 
entire annual cost to administer the Food and Nutrition Service is $146 
million. At that rate, if we do not spend any money on bureaucrats, it 
will take 44 years to save $6.5 billion.
  So what should the American people believe? The Republicans tell our 
children they are not cutting their school lunches, but they are using 
these savings to cut taxes for the wealthy.
  I think the American people know what to believe.
  

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