On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
Look, the bottom line is, with all due respect to my friend, and because my time is limited and I think I might have other speakers before this day is over, the fact that this is a program that might be wise today but someday in the future might be unwise. It might be adjusted. And the point is we should make it discretionary, we should control it. If, in fact, the money is being wasted, somebody in Congress should say it is being wasted, just like on most of these other programs we have. We should never lock things into law simply because they are a good idea. This is a mistake. It was a mistake to put it in the bill and add $700 million. It is an even worse mistake to put it in as an amendment at $1.4 billion, as the gentleman from New York would do. I urge my friends to vote down this amendment and vote with me to eliminate this whole bad leap year, leap day LEAP program provision from this bill.
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