Newt Gingrich: “The first point is for those watching who care about America's young men and young women in uniform, those who are…”

“The first point is for those watching who care about America's young men and young women in uniform, those who are worried about America's strength around the world, this bill, when it comes to the floor, is a very dangerous bill. It is dramatically under President Clinton's request. President Clinton's request was dramatically under President Bush's request. My fear is that some day in the next couple of years we are going to see young men and women in American uniforms killed because they are not going to have the right equipment, they are not going to have the right training, they are not going to have the airlift capability. And while I think the committee has tried very hard, and I want to say that I think my good friend, Chairman Dellums, has been very fair, and I think there has been a very serious effort to try to do the best they can, the fact is when we cut defense as deeply as we are cutting it over the next 5 years, we are weakening America, and this bill is a major step.”