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Martin Hoke: “I am glad to speak on this today in favor of it. I think that the reason that this came about is the same reason that it…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 1995
I am glad to speak on this today in favor of it. I think that the reason that this came about is the same reason that it was first brought to our attention... we found out about halfway through that first year that a cut is not a cut at all, and we tried to do something about it. Lo and behold, one of the things we found out is that we were also in the minority. Then along came the 104th Congress, and 72-some new freshmen Republicans were ushered in by the American people, and they found out the same thing in the summer of 1994. They found out, to great frustration, and not a little bit of anger, that, in fact, just because we vote for a cut in an appropriations bill on the floor, it does not necessarily mean anything. So, Mr. Chairman, with some bipartisan support as well, on both sides, we have had a critical mass of frustration and anger that said, 'Look, this flies in the face of common sense.'
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Martin Hoke
Republican · Ohio
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Discussing budget cuts and frustrations experienced by new members of Congress.

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