[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           THE DEMOCRATS' STRANGE VIEW OF THE BUDGET PROCESS

  (Mr. WALKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, over the last several weeks, we have heard 
some fascinating dialog as we have discussed the budget. I think it has 
been particularly interesting. The Democrats, bless their hearts, have 
a very strange view of this whole budget process.
  For example, when we actually cut spending, as we are doing in the 
Defense Department, so we are spending less in 1995 or in 1996 than we 
spent in 1995, they call that an increase; but when we increase 
spending in programs like Medicare above what we are spending in 1995, 
they call that a cut. No wonder the budgets of the United States were 
so screwed up for 40 years while they managed this place.

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