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Patricia Schroeder: “I heard a lot of Members say they want some opportunities to do some spending cuts, and today we are going to have some…”

On the recordMay 18, 1994
I heard a lot of Members say they want some opportunities to do some spending cuts, and today we are going to have some great opportunities to do spending cuts. We are coming forward with a $262.7 billion defense bill. That is more than the whole rest of the world is spending together, and I remind Members the cold war is over. We have $3.7 billion in there for a nuclear powered submarine. There is $2.7 billion for ballistic missile defense, the old SDI. There are all sorts of other things that there will be amendments on so Members who really want to do some spending cuts, now is the time for real spending cuts, and let us see how this all comes out at the end of the day.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado
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Discussing defense spending and opportunities for budget cuts during a House floor debate.

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