On the recordJuly 24, 2002
If law enforcement is the important thing now, we need to put the emphasis on law enforcement. I think the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) had very good figures there about the percentage we were spending before and now, the point is we have had a history of spending far, far too much money at the Federal level over the years, and we continue this history. Now, we have tightened our belts. I have listened to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) but I have to close this thing out. We have spent too much money traditionally. It is the habit here and as I said in my statement, I am not criticizing the committee for their work. By golly, the gentlemen here do a good job on this committee. They do the best they can. I understand too it is very tough to get a bill with any cuts out of it out of committee because everybody has something they are particularly interested in.
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