On the recordJuly 10, 1996
My personal observation is that there is bipartisan agreement that shutting down the Government is not a good procedure, and I think we will use every effort to avoid that, and I assume we will avoid that. I think, speaking directly to the gentleman's amendment, I have some real concerns because we have cut the GAO over the last year's bill and this year's bill to 25 percent of the dollar cut from the previous year, and a 37 percent cut in the staff. $250,000 is no significant amount of money in their large budget, but the fact is it would be a slap in the face for them, I think, after we have made an agreement that we would not ask them to sustain more than the 25-percent cut. They would have liked to have sustained less than the 25-percent cut this year, but they agreed to keep their word, and I would have a very red face to go back to them and say $250,000 we will cut further.
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