Barney Frank: “I am struck by how we are told that cutting $1.8 billion could cause such havoc. The appropriations subcommittee…”

“I am struck by how we are told that cutting $1.8 billion could cause such havoc. The appropriations subcommittee underestimated its own skill. They were just told by the Committee on the Budget cut $700 million and they did it fairly painlessly. Apparently, they were able to get rid of 700 million and America is still secure; no invasion impends, no health care has been cut back. They could cut 700 million apparently with no problem. I think if they worked a little harder, they could cut another $1.8 billion, which is still less than 1 percent of the total budget.”