[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      DeLAY TRUMPETS SPENDING BILL

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, last night the Appropriations Committee did a 
great job in working with the President and forcing him to be fiscally 
responsible. By getting an agreement to curtail spending in the 1996 
omnibus appropriations bill, Republicans were finally able to cut back 
on Washington spending, and I am very proud of that.
  Today we will save the taxpayers $43 billion from last year's 
spending levels. We zero out 200 programs. We will keep on track to a 
balanced budget. And, most important, we will take a giant leap toward 
fiscal sanity.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people put the Republicans in the majority 
because they wanted more responsible Government from their Congress, 
and we have delivered on our promises. My friends, this is the biggest 
taxpayer savings since the end of the Second World War, and we did not 
raise one dime of taxes.
  By passing this spending bill, we take a giant step forward for the 
American family, and I just want to commend Chairman Livingston and his 
committee for his patience and great work on this legislation.

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