On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
I rise to add my voice in opposition to the amendment offered by my friend from Ohio. I believe this approach taken by this amendment is misguided. The Appropriations Committee has put before the House a CR that makes significant cuts to all areas of our Federal Government, but these cuts have been made with deliberate intent and after careful consideration. In other words, they have been done surgically, and I believe this amendment would take a more indiscriminate hatchet approach. The Republican Pledge to America states, "we will roll back government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels, saving us at least $100 billion in the first year alone"; but it doesn't say we have to accomplish this task in the first spending bill before us, and it did not envision accomplishing it in the remaining 7 months. I hope we can defeat this amendment.
