[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 154 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H11487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 BLUE DOGS SHOULD JOIN WITH CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS ON 1-CENT SAVINGS

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, let me follow, then, in the spirit of 
bipartisanship offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Tanner), I 
welcome that candid exchange, and I think one way we can really get 
started is for the Blue Dogs to join with the conservative majority in 
a pledge to realize savings of 1 cent of every dollar spent.
  The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Tanner), the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. John) says, let us save money. We agree. Join with us. 
But, see, the problem is within the minority caucus, sadly my friends 
in the Blue Dog Coalition are a minority within that minority.
  So I would invite my friends, moderate conservatives on the other 
side of the aisle, to join with this working majority for a center 
right coalition to realize savings.
  All we are talking about is 1 cent on every discretionary dollar. 
That is easily done. It saves the Social Security money for Social 
Security. Let us do that in the spirit of bipartisanship. To my friends 
in the Blue Dog Caucus, I extend my hand in that bipartisan fashion.

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