Sam Brownback: “Tobacco subsidies aren't cut because North Carolina and Kentucky and a few other States protect those basically.…”

“Tobacco subsidies aren't cut because North Carolina and Kentucky and a few other States protect those basically. Everybody else says, ``Look, if you cut it, we are really not going to do it. We are not cutting taxes. We are not cutting spending.'' So, all right, I will go along on it. We are trying to create competitors. If somebody comes up with a good idea, a program, and a need, we are going to fund it. We have proven throughout history that we will fund that. That is why actually today there is nothing so permanent as a temporary Government program. That is one of President Reagan's lines. Because we will do it. The problem is we never undo it, or we never stop doing it. We don't have any competing force back the other way. I think it would be a very helpful debate if we would have these regularly on the floor about, Should we actually be spending this money on corporate welfare? What if we gave it back to the taxpayer or used it to preserve and protect Social Security?”