Porter Goss: “as budget season proceeds, majority leaders insist we have already cut spending to the bond. It is a hollow claim that…”

“as budget season proceeds, majority leaders insist we have already cut spending to the bond. It is a hollow claim that does not ring true with taxpayers struggling with the largest tax hike in history and still facing a staggering national debt. Despite the rhetoric, the facts--undeniable facts--are that we continue to spend far beyond our means, funding redundant, wasteful and low-priority programs. Clearly we can make deeper cuts and we can start without tampering with crucial quality of life programs like Social Security and veterans benefits. I invite colleagues to look at House Resolution 377, the spirit of 76 package of 76 specific cuts totaling 285 billion over 5 years. In 1776 the people rebelled against an onerous government which was mismanaging taxation. Two hundred and eighteen years later the spirit of 76 survives. Regretably, so does increasingly onerous taxation under the Clinton administration. I urge my colleagues to give taxpayers a break by endorsing the cuts in H.R. 377.”