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Dan Burton: “I am not for any further cuts in defense. I think that would be a tragic mistake, because we must have our readiness at…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1994
I am not for any further cuts in defense. I think that would be a tragic mistake, because we must have our readiness at a top level. But the fact of the matter is, this is a disaster relief bill for the people who are suffering in California. And the issues of Haiti and Bosnia and Iraq and Somalia should be debated under a separate bill. It should not be in this particular piece of legislation. If they will bring a piece of legislation, another supplemental to the floor, where we can discuss this in a separate forum, I probably will support most of these additional spending requirements for the Department of Defense. But I say one more time, this is not the vehicle and this is not the time.
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Dan Burton
Indiana
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The speaker addresses the inclusion of unrelated defense spending in a disaster relief bill.

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