Albert Russell Wynn: “we are about to reach the end of the fiscal year. As they like to say, why do we not have a year in review, or rather…”

“we are about to reach the end of the fiscal year. As they like to say, why do we not have a year in review, or rather, how about the 104th Congress in review? Let us see. In the spring of 1995, the Republican majority brought us cuts in the school lunch program. I do not understand that, why we would take funds away from a vital program that helps young people get decent nutrition so they can learn. At any rate, the Democrats fought back. Then in the summer of 1995, they brought us $270 billion in cuts in Medicare, and also cuts in Medicaid, to finance big tax breaks for the wealthy, people like your local Congressman, your doctor, your local lawyer, your accountant. They do not need big tax breaks. We certainly need to protect the integrity of Medicare. Then in the winter of 1995 and 1996, they gave us two Government shutdowns because they could not get their way. Even when President Clinton submitted a balanced budget approved by CBO they were not satisfied. Those Government shutdowns cost the taxpayers a whopping $1.4 billion and caused tremendous hardship. Then we had the spring of 1996 stop-and-go government because they wanted to cut education. I do not think the grade is going to be very good.”