I will grant him that. If we talk about the measurement of these cuts against the discretionary spending items over the next 5 years, it represents a 1-percent cut over 5 years. That is minuscule. Madam Speaker, to say this is Draconian…

What we need today is a little more common sense. The Federal Government will spend in excess of $8 trillion over the next 5 years. The motion before us presently contemplates cutting back only $25 billion of the spending level. That…

I come to the well today to pay my respects to our recently departed colleague, William Natcher of Kentucky. Throughout his long and distinguished career, he was an example of public service at its best. In over 40 years of service, he…

I rise in support of the conference report on H.R. 3345, the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994. I congratulate Chairman Bill Clay of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee and Congressman Steny Hoyer for their diligent work…

at the outset, I want to compliment the gentleman for his excellent presentation on the issue of fusion research. This country has not handled its energy policy nearly as well as it should. Here, almost 20 years after the initial oil…

I would begin by responding that if we cannot be willing soldiers in the President's effort to cut less important programs to make room for emerging priorities, then we are not going to fare very well at any other level, whether it is…

If I might ask for the gentleman to yield again, our forefathers had it right. They envisioned a Congress in which the divergent views of a diverse Nation would be brought to bear on the debate within this very Chamber, and that by our…

I think, in reading the two amendments, it should be evident to any legislator serious about enforcing a balanced budget requirement that the only clear choice is the proposal offered by the gentleman from Texas. The alternative sponsored…

obviously constitutions should not be changed frequently and should not be changed for frivolous purposes. Our Founding Fathers in their wisdom guaranteed that any changes in our Constitution would be the result of deliberate and careful…

I simply want to add my words of support for the Stenholm version of the balanced budget amendment. Clearly, we need to change the rules here at the national level. Presently, there is no expectation that a budget should ever be balanced…

I compliment the gentleman from Colorado for his work in developing this package of spending cuts. As he just described, this proposal represents 550 billion dollar's worth of spending reductions over the next 5 years. That gets us much…