Jerry Lewis: “I must say that it is important for me that the body know that I am…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2007

I must say that it is important for me that the body know that I am committed to reducing the rate of growth of spending. $463.5 billion is a pretty significant rate of growth. But in the meantime, as we go about reducing spending growth, I will also work in a bipartisan spirit to move our bill through the committee and on time and under budget. I will not, however, respond to either intimidation or any threats relative to the way we are handling the appropriations process. The Appropriations Committee will not become a small colony in the empire of this new leadership. We renew our commitment to bills produced by regular order that will serve as a credit to our committee, to the national interest, as well as to the people from our districts we pretend to serve.

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Jerry Lewis

California

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Discussing appropriations and the commitment to reduce spending growth.

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Jerry Lewis: “I must say that it is important for me that the body know that I am committed to reducing the rate of growth of…”

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