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Dick Chrysler: the reason we do not sell cars in Japan is because we do not build right-hand drive cars in this country, and for no…

On the recordJune 7, 1995
the reason we do not sell cars in Japan is because we do not build right-hand drive cars in this country, and for no other reason. Mr. Speaker, today and tomorrow the House will debate the Overseas Interests Act. This bill cuts foreign aid and ends the status quo of the bloated foreign aid bureaucracy. The American people, by very lopsided majorities, have expressed their desire to make these cuts. But unfortunately, the liberal Democrats in the White House and in Congress stand in the way. Liberals oppose any cut in the Federal bureaucracy and are wedded to the old Washington ways. They refuse to see that out-of-control Government is causing deficits and debt. If we do not cut the growth of Washington, our children will be saddled with unimaginable debt and unimaginable taxation. The Overseas Interest Act addresses these concerns. It will cut foreign aid and the bureaucracies that attempt to globally redistribute the hard-earned tax dollars of ordinary Americans. Republicans realize that we can no longer base our policies on waste, fraud, and ever-expanding bureaucracies. Instead, we must insure that the interests of Americans are served, and not just those of the Federal Government.
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Dick Chrysler
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the Overseas Interests Act and its implications for foreign aid and government bureaucracy.

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