W. Weldon said "I would like to say at the outset that even though there were two Republicans against two Democrats on this issue, my position would have been at the outset that there are many, many Democrats, including most on the Armed Services Committee, who are, in fact, in agreement with the position that we would have taken that further defense cuts would not be in the best interest of America, our national security, and freedom-loving people around the world. This would not have been, in my opinion, a Democrat versus Republican debate. It would have been a debate between those who are the majority in the Congress who feel that we are at the point where we cannot cut defense spending any further." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 8, 1994

I would like to say at the outset that even though there were two Republicans against two Democrats on this issue, my position would have been at the outset that there are many, many Democrats, including most on the Armed Services Committee, who are, in fact, in agreement with the position that we would have taken that further defense cuts would not be in the best interest of America, our national security, and freedom-loving people around the world. This would not have been, in my opinion, a Democrat versus Republican debate. It would have been a debate between those who are the majority in the Congress who feel that we are at the point where we cannot cut defense spending any further.

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W. Weldon

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the need for defense spending and the bipartisan agreement on national security.

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