I oppose putting this type of requirement in the Constitution and I would like to tell you why. The Constitution did not create our budget problems and changing it will not solve them. Rather--solving our budget problems will require an…

The proposal before us has been promoted as family-friendly and fiscally responsible. Let us focus on just one provision that puts the lie to those claims. This proposal would charge market rates for the power supplied by three of the…

That is right, but there are still significant parts of the country which would be asked to pay substantially more than actual costs. I have always tried to understand that rationalization. Over 95 percent of the counties, the actual costs…

I rise to commend him for this rule. It is a fair rule. It allows a variety of alternatives to be considered and debated by this Congress. But more importantly, I would like to say to the gentleman from South Carolina how much I and the…

No. What there is around the country is significant differences in health care costs and significant difference in Medicare reimbursements around the country. So, for most of the counties, most rural counties and even many urban areas…

No. Currently, they pay 25 percent of the national average. They go to 100 percent of the national average. The reality is that in 95 percent of the counties, the actual cost is significantly below the national average. So for those…

No, you eliminate all the subsidy plus ask 95 percent of the counties to pay more than 100 percent of their actual cost. So, they are being asked to--and I forget what the actual average is, something like $130 a month--there are…

I am curious what the gentleman is doing with farm programs, because as we read the budget, in 1996, it produces a billion four of revenue to the Federal Government.