Political Quotes

“this table shows where the $113 billion--my friend from Iowa said $112 billion; it is $113 billion--shows that these show up on the discretionary add-ons in the President's functional totals, and they exclude defense. Defense is not on the list in the table that I am showing because Senator Grassley and I did not plan, nor are we suggesting, that the cuts come from defense. Defense is not on the list, I emphasize once again, Mr. President, primarily because we did not get a 5-year total comparing defense spending against the budget freeze, as we did on the add-ons or investments of $113 billion in the President's budget. The quarrel then that the President of the United States and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs have with regard to reduction in defense spending does not fall to the responsibility of Senator Grassley, Senator Exon, or their amendment or those who supported it. Clearly, as I said this morning, clearly as Senator Grassley said a few moments ago, we are suggesting that this $26 billion come out of that $113 billion increase over 5 years in the President's program, a reduction--not totally in half--a reduction of about one-fourth.”