Jack Kingston: “I know the term ``confused Democrat'' is a little bit redundant, but here we go again with WIC, demagoguing it. From the…”

“I know the term ``confused Democrat'' is a little bit redundant, but here we go again with WIC, demagoguing it. From the crowd that told our seniors that a $190 billion base in Medicare increased to $270 billion was a cut. From the group that said moving from $26 billion to $41 billion on student loans was a cut. From the group that said a 4 rac{1}{2}-percent increase in the School Lunch Program was a cut. They are now saying that full funding of WIC is a cut. We have in the WIC escrow account $100 million that is unused right now. In the supplemental appropriations bill, we have increased WIC funding $38 million. What is the problem in this House? Is integrity such a scarcity that we cannot have an honest dialog without calling everything a cut, without saying we are going to starve children? Let us have a little bit of truth and respect in this body, Mr. Speaker.”