Gilbert Gutknecht: “If the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Neumann] would yield, I think that there are plenty of examples. The gentleman from…”

“If the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Neumann] would yield, I think that there are plenty of examples. The gentleman from Wisconsin has illustrated one. But I think perhaps even to the point, we are paying to rebuild villages and countries all over the world; and I think this is one example where we probably have got to rebuild some of our villages and our cities first. It really is a matter of priorities. I applaud the Committee on Appropriations for what it is doing, but I do not think we should get away from the basic goal of balancing the people's books. Partly, as the gentleman says, it is a moral issue. It is not just an accounting exercise, it is about preserving the American dream for our kids. Every time something comes along where we say we want to balance the budget but, we would balance the budget but, we have just got to eliminate those 'yes, buts.'”