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On the recordMay 9, 1996
This Congress, despite news coverage and quarrelsome attacks from our opponents, has been able to change the pattern of Government spending. We just reduced discretionary spending $23 billion. Most people do not know that. We have put appropriations bills through that actually cut Government spending--unheard of in recent years. A little over a month ago we put through a very significant regulatory reform measure that is going to benefit small businesses, farmers, ranchers, and others who believe that Government regulation, while necessary, ought to be reasonable and sensible. We got that done. I am proud to say that we did that one in this body on a totally bipartisan basis.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing government spending cuts and regulatory reform during a Senate floor speech.

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