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Bob Inglis: “What we are doing here reminds me of something that happens in dysfunctional families, and that is, we have got an…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1994
What we are doing here reminds me of something that happens in dysfunctional families, and that is, we have got an alcoholic in the family and we are supporting that alcoholic's habit by allowing him to continue to drink. In fact, we are buying the liquor for him. What we need to do in this House today is end the codependent relationship with the alcoholic uncle we have got and say to him that the time has come for us to make the choices. The time is today to cut spending so that we can afford to pay for the crisis that we have got in California. We support that crisis aid, we want to offer it, but we have got to cut the uncle off of the bottle.
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Bob Inglis
South Carolina
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The speaker addresses the need to cut spending to address a crisis in California.

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