John Doolittle said "as a Californian I support the need for earthquake relief. But as an American, I believe that we must provide this relief by making offsetting cuts, not by piling on further debt onto the backs of every man, woman, and child in California and in the rest of the United States. Our national debt is destroying our children's future, and that threat is a much bigger threat than any of the proposed cuts in the list offered by our colleagues in the amendment before us. This amendment starts us off in a new direction by making offsetting cuts. If we cannot sacrifice by cutting $10 billion in order to provide earthquake relief, we do not deserve to be here. We need to control our spending, Madam Chairman. Let us begin here. I urge approval of this amendment." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 3, 1994

as a Californian I support the need for earthquake relief. But as an American, I believe that we must provide this relief by making offsetting cuts, not by piling on further debt onto the backs of every man, woman, and child in California and in the rest of the United States. Our national debt is destroying our children's future, and that threat is a much bigger threat than any of the proposed cuts in the list offered by our colleagues in the amendment before us. This amendment starts us off in a new direction by making offsetting cuts. If we cannot sacrifice by cutting $10 billion in order to provide earthquake relief, we do not deserve to be here. We need to control our spending, Madam Chairman. Let us begin here. I urge approval of this amendment.

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John Doolittle

Republican · California

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Editor's note · Context

Speaker Doolittle addresses the need for earthquake relief funding and the importance of offsetting budget cuts.

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