I'm in strong opposition to across-the-board cuts. We were elected to make choices. And on this bill we've made our choices, and we think we've done a fairly decent job of spreading the pain across the board. But to have an across-the-board cut would mean putting our decisionmaking on automatic pilot, refusing to make decisions. And that's what we were elected to do. So I oppose the gentleman's amendment.
The speaker is opposing across-the-board budget cuts and advocating for decision-making in the legislative process.
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I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The Appalachian Regional Commission has been an invaluable partner for Appalachia since its inception in 1965. ARC investments have…
I urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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