Zach Wamp said "I cannot think of a better gentleman in the House than the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and he has goodwill from every corner from this place and all across the country for so many of the right reasons, and I am grateful for his leadership. My 8 years on the Committee on Appropriations have seen these things slide beyond Thanksgiving, even into the next Congress, which this year we should be proud we are not allowing to happen. And it is complicated. We have honored the President's request to hold the line on spending. It was a big issue, and we have spent too much in previous years. This year we actually can take pride knowing we are meeting the responsibilities and not spending too much and holding the line on excess riders." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 20, 2004

I cannot think of a better gentleman in the House than the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and he has goodwill from every corner from this place and all across the country for so many of the right reasons, and I am grateful for his leadership. My 8 years on the Committee on Appropriations have seen these things slide beyond Thanksgiving, even into the next Congress, which this year we should be proud we are not allowing to happen. And it is complicated. We have honored the President's request to hold the line on spending. It was a big issue, and we have spent too much in previous years. This year we actually can take pride knowing we are meeting the responsibilities and not spending too much and holding the line on excess riders.

Said by

Zach Wamp

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing appropriations work and leadership in the House before Thanksgiving.

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