Mark Hatfield: “In this rescissions package, we have, in effect, made cuts at current 1995 appropriations counts that represents about…”

“In this rescissions package, we have, in effect, made cuts at current 1995 appropriations counts that represents about $3 billion in outlays in the outyears. I want to make very clear...if we cannot put this bill through before we adjourn at this time, let me indicate the time program and consequences. Anything that stalls this at this time to move on this and act upon this, puts the Senate into July 10 returning. On that date, and the day following, the Appropriations Committee will be, then, in a process of making allocations under the 602(b) of the Budget Act for 1996 accounts. If we cannot make that $3 billion outlay action now, that means we are going to have to add that to the 1996 allocations in order to stay within the budget resolution. What any Senator would be doing would be taking the responsibility of cutting further, deeper, into those programs he or she may be interested in, by holding up this action today, because we are not going to be able to delay the 1996 action any longer.”