[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5631]
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THE OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT
(Mr. CHRYSLER asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. CHRYSLER. Mr. Speaker, the reason we do not sell cars in Japan is
because we do not build right-hand drive cars in this country, and for
no other reason.
Mr. Speaker, today and tomorrow the House will debate the Overseas
Interests Act. This bill cuts foreign aid and ends the status quo of
the bloated foreign aid bureaucracy.
The American people, by very lopsided majorities, have expressed
their desire to make these cuts. But unfortunately, the liberal
Democrats in the White House and in Congress stand in the way. Liberals
oppose any cut in the Federal bureaucracy and are wedded to the old
Washington ways. They refuse to see that out-of-control Government is
causing deficits and debt. If we do not cut the growth of Washington,
our children will be saddled with unimaginable debt and unimaginable
taxation.
The Overseas Interest Act addresses these concerns. It will cut
foreign aid and the bureaucracies that attempt to globally redistribute
the hard-earned tax dollars of ordinary Americans. Republicans realize
that we can no longer base our policies on waste, fraud, and ever-
expanding bureaucracies. Instead, we must insure that the interests of
Americans are served, and not just those of the Federal Government.
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