Joel Hefley: “I might point out to him that the previous Congress was run by the ideological left, and I might say the ideological far…”

“I might point out to him that the previous Congress was run by the ideological left, and I might say the ideological far left. So I am sure that any change that has occurred in this Congress must make him feel like we have moved to the far right. I hope we have moved to the right. I hope we are not where we were a year ago. I do not think maybe we are as far out of step with the American public as his statements would seem to indicate. The Clinton administration is not getting the money they want for their social welfare agenda. so they are attempting to force investors, in this case pension fund investors, to do the job. The American people are tired of writing checks for big government programs and projects that do not work. The desire of the Republican-controlled 104th Congress to give the American people a balanced budget has significantly cut and will significantly cut, I hope, the funding for many of the Clinton administration's welfare state programs.”