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Cass Ballenger: “I am opposed to the spending plan crafted by President Clinton and the House Democrats on the Budget Committee. The…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1994
I am opposed to the spending plan crafted by President Clinton and the House Democrats on the Budget Committee. The President and the Democratic leadership have made promises to reform the welfare system, provide tax relief, cut spending, reform the health care system, and stop crime. Yet, the budget for fiscal year 1995 shows that once again, these promises that the American people deserve have not been fulfilled. For instance, the Democratic budget glosses over anticrime legislation and only calls for funding 50,000 police officers, not the 100,000 the President promised. In contrast the Republican budget initiative fully funds a Comprehensive Crime Control Act and adds $2 billion for new police and $3 billion for Federal-State partnerships to build new prisons. The Democratic budget also fails to fund welfare and health care reform proposals.
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Cass Ballenger
North Carolina
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Opposing President Clinton's budget plan during a House floor debate.

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