Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the Senate is considering the appropriations bill for the Commerce, Justice and State Departments. It would be tempting to address this bill in the same fashion as I have other measures during this session which have contained drastic--indeed, draconian--spending cuts. The natural inclination is to talk about how the cuts will affect specific programs or policies, many of which are vital to the security of our Nation or the well-being of our people. In this context, I would be led to talk about how the CJS appropriations bill, as reported by the committee, lops off more than $1 billion--I repeat, more than $1 billion--from the President's request for the foreign affairs agencies. There will be dramatic reductions in spending for the administration of foreign affairs, for the acquisition and maintenance of buildings, for the U.S. assessed contributions to the United Nations, for U.S. contributions to U.N. peacekeeping, and for international exchange programs.”