Gene Taylor: “For the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood), the good doctor, I would…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2000

For the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood), the good doctor, I would remind him that, again, article 1, section 8 calls upon the Congress to defend the Nation. Article 1, section 9 says that no money may be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation by law. If there is not enough money in the defense budget, it is Congress' job. The President may not have asked for enough, and I will agree with that, but the bottom line is this Congress has passed over $900 billion worth of tax breaks the President did not ask for. We do lots of things the President did not ask for. The bills the President vetoed on defense were over social issues, never underspending.

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Gene Taylor

Mississippi

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Discussing congressional responsibility for defense funding and tax breaks during a debate.

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Gene Taylor: “For the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood), the good doctor, I would remind him that, again, article 1, section 8…”

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