The costly and unwarranted pay features of H.R. 17809 would add still further to a $4 billion blue collar Federal payroll.

That is why we invest more in education than in any other enterprise in this country, except our national defense.

The ordering of goods and services at the end of the fiscal year to prevent the lapse of available appropriation balances is indefensible at any time.

If any of you are interested in knowing, we have reached absolutely no decision on wage and price control, taxes, or cutting expenditures.

The taxes you collect are going to be used to rebuild the cities of America in a manner in which we can take great pride.

During those 2 months we spent $676 million less than we spent last July and last August, a year ago

I said I will say to the taxpayers of this country I am going to give you a dollar's value for every dollar spent.

Our expenditures safeguard the strength of our Nation and of our people, at home and abroad.

It does not represent a drain on the Treasury of $2 billion, because it is paid for on the way.

We can no longer afford to continue a costly deficit operation paid for by millions of taxpayers in amounts out of all proportion to the postal services that they as individuals receive.

The total of the amounts of the shares for the three daily meals shall not exceed the amount of the basic daily allowance for subsistence authorized by section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as heretofore or hereafter amended.

We are creating assets for the people of the United States when we make expenditures for the development of these great water projects.

I share your concern about the magnitude of Federal expenditures.

The expenditures of the Commission shall be paid out of an allotment made by the President from the appropriation entitled 'Emergency Fund for the President, National Defense'.

The present unbalanced situation places a heavy burden upon our national Budget.

The small size and restricted character of the Virgin Islands public works program will prevent large reductions in administrative expenditures.

There are some people, you know, who do not like public power, and there are some people who do not like to expend money for the reclamation of the land in the West.

Any study of many of these public works provisions will indicate plainly their pork-barrel characteristics.