[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HOW DO WE SPEND $12 TRILLION OVER THE NEXT 7 YEARS?

  (Mr. THOMAS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, the President agreed to 7 years, CBO 
numbers; Republicans have been saying 7 years, CBO numbers. We have 
come to an agreement, but that really is not the parameter of the 
agreement. The agreement is how do we spend $12 trillion, over the next 
7 years? Basically it is an agreement between the majority party, House 
and Senate Republicans, and the President.
  The Democrats come to this well the morning after the agreement and 
continue to talk about cuts. We are talking about how we spend 12 
trillion more dollars over the next 7 years. To the degree the 
Democrats do not begin to be part of the solution, they are going to be 
even more irrelevant than they are now. To the degree they continue to 
talk about cuts, they are simply not going to be at the table.
  We are going to work out over 7 years how to spend $12 trillion 
according to the Congressional Budget Office numbers. We would like to 
have our colleagues as part of the team. We are not cutting, we are 
adding. To the degree our colleagues think we are cutting, they are 
irrelevant.

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