Martin Sabo: “Members, I rise in support of this amendment, maybe for reasons different than others. I do it for the sake of…”

“Members, I rise in support of this amendment, maybe for reasons different than others. I do it for the sake of consistency, not for the sake of pork versus goodness, or whatever else may be talked about today. But the reality is the base bill today transfers incredible power to the President to modify spending decisions by the Congress, and the President, with the support of one-third of the Congress, can maintain those decisions. When the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster] says that a President might be able to wipe out a highway program, he is right, but that also applies to a whole host of other worthwhile expenditures. Why have one covered and the other exempt? I know of no good reasons.”