C. W. Bill Young: “I have a great difference with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas), as he said this is what the American people…”

“I have a great difference with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas), as he said this is what the American people want. They want the status quo. Well, I do not believe that. The reason I do not believe that is that every Member in this House was elected by about the same number of people to represent that district and to do what is right for the country. That is where the people speak. Now, let me tell my colleagues how the people have spoken in just this year alone. What I am holding here is a stack of legal-sized papers. On each of these pages is a specific request made to the Committee on Appropriations, including requests for changes in the budget and changes in appropriations over last year. Now, here they are. The Members of Congress have spoken. I hope that they are all listening to this. There are 21,547 requests from Members of this House, mostly to change from the status quo of last year. Now, are the Members that asked for these requests to be considered by the Committee on Appropriations going to be satisfied with the status quo? I do not think so, Mr. Chairman.”