[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          SPENDING REDUCTIONS

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, this morning Congress Daily ran a story, 
``House GOP drops plans for across-the-board spending cuts.'' At first 
glance, I was disappointed.
  I have authored bills with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor) 
and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling) to offer across-the-board 
cuts because they work, and I believe we should have the courage to 
enact them. But I also know that those across the aisle favor massive 
spending and absolutely cannot stand across-the-board cuts. And while I 
am disappointed that we will not take that approach of across-the-board 
cuts, I am not going to give up on seeing major spending reductions.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe the House Republican majority is going to find 
savings in our spending one way or another, despite opposition from the 
big spenders.
  I want to thank the leadership for making it clear that we expect to 
see $50 billion in entitlement reductions. It is great progress. While 
Republicans debate how do we reduce spending and get it under control, 
our friends on the other side of the aisle are debating how much more 
can we spend.
  Mr. Speaker, they are out of touch with America, but they can still 
join us in this effort.

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