Cord Byrd: “Absolutely. Moreover, that was a budget for 5 years. That was a 5-year…”

On the recordApril 4, 2001

Absolutely. Moreover, that was a budget for 5 years. That was a 5-year plan in 1993. This is a 10-year plan. Additionally, the resolution was used in that instance to reduce deficits, not to increase them. Finally, my good friend from New Mexico speaks of that 1993 budget as a role model. Not one of the Senators on that side of the aisle voted for it. Not one Republican in the House voted for it. What did it do? It put the Nation on the course for reduction of the deficits and for the accumulation of huge projected surpluses. Whether they ever materialize or not is another question. But what are we so afraid of? Why is this Senate afraid to see the President's budget?

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Cord Byrd

Florida

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Discussing budget plans and deficit reduction during Senate floor debate.

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Cord Byrd: “Absolutely. Moreover, that was a budget for 5 years. That was a 5-year plan in 1993. This is a 10-year plan.…”

Editor's note · Context