Phil Gingrey: “I stand in full support of her amendment to cut one-half of 1 percent from a $51 billion appropriations bill. Mr.…”

“I stand in full support of her amendment to cut one-half of 1 percent from a $51 billion appropriations bill. Mr. Chairman, a few minutes ago when my colleague from Georgia had an amendment that wanted to cut 1 percent, 1 percent, 1 penny on the dollar, you ruled that the voice vote was enough, that the Democratic majority had rejected my colleague from Georgia's amendment to just cut 1 penny. And now my colleague from Colorado, you won't accept that. So we are asking you would you cut 50 cents, one-half of 1 percent? When my colleague from Georgia was talking, the gentleman from Ohio called us this ``fringe group'' on that side of the aisle. This ``fringe group.'' Well, Mr. Chairman, I am a proud member of that fringe group, as well as another 104 Members on this side of the aisle that are part of that fringe group, indeed, the majority of the minority. The gentleman from Ohio, who is part of that fringe group, the 30-Somethings, the next time I say that to him, I will say I am paying him a compliment. He is too young to remember the song from the musical ``Oklahoma'': ``The Surrey With the Fringe on Top.'' But it is that fringe on top of the surrey that makes that carriage so beautiful that it is going to deliver some fiscal responsibility to the great people of this country.”