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Gilbert Gutknecht: “As the gentleman says, this is about values. And if my colleagues believe in faith, family, work, thrift, and personal…”

On the recordMay 14, 1998
As the gentleman says, this is about values. And if my colleagues believe in faith, family, work, thrift, and personal responsibility, the budget we are putting forward, where we are going to spend $9 trillion over the next 5 years, all we are going to ask the government to do is tighten its belt one notch. I think there is nobody who believes that in a 9-foot belt we cannot find 1 inch of fat that can be reduced in the Federal Government. And if we do that, we allow families to keep more so they can spend more, they can spend more time with their kids and they can build a better future not only for themselves but for their country, because they will spend that money a whole lot smarter than we will.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing budget priorities and government spending during a House floor debate.

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