ADAM PUTNAM said "This bill marks the eighth step in the progression towards a $1 trillion fiscal train wreck that is coming this fall because of the inability of the Democratic Congress to adhere to fiscal restraint. There is a $23 billion difference between what the Democratic Congress would fund and where the President's request is, something that has been dismissed in their letter to the President as 'a mere 1 percent.' Well, only in the fantasy land of Washington is $23 billion pocket change. It is vitally important that we restore fiscal accountability to Washington, and it begins with amendments like this one offered by my friend from Ohio that says let's just hold what we had last year. This bill proposes to spend almost 7 percent more than last year and almost 6 percent above what the President requested." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 24, 2007

This bill marks the eighth step in the progression towards a $1 trillion fiscal train wreck that is coming this fall because of the inability of the Democratic Congress to adhere to fiscal restraint. There is a $23 billion difference between what the Democratic Congress would fund and where the President's request is, something that has been dismissed in their letter to the President as 'a mere 1 percent.' Well, only in the fantasy land of Washington is $23 billion pocket change. It is vitally important that we restore fiscal accountability to Washington, and it begins with amendments like this one offered by my friend from Ohio that says let's just hold what we had last year. This bill proposes to spend almost 7 percent more than last year and almost 6 percent above what the President requested.

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ADAM PUTNAM

Florida

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing fiscal responsibility and appropriations during a House floor debate.

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