Gilbert Gutknecht: “Mr. Chairman, some of us were extremely disappointed a few weeks ago when we passed the conference committee report on…”

“Mr. Chairman, some of us were extremely disappointed a few weeks ago when we passed the conference committee report on the budget because in that budget, we reneged on a promise that we made last year and we increased spending by about $4.1 billion over what we had agreed to spend in last year's budget resolution. Back in November 1994, the people of the United States I think sent a pretty clear message. They wanted us to put the Federal Government on a diet. They wanted us to balance their budget. I think, by backtracking on some of the commitments we made last year, we made a serious mistake and not only a breach with the taxpayers of America today but, more importantly, with our children. So I am offering again the same amendment that I offered last week, and I intend to offer it to every appropriation bill from this point forward to eliminate the 1.9-percent in discretionary spending on every appropriation bill that comes through this House.”