Political Quotes

“Indubitably; absolutely. May I say that as the chairman of the Appropriations Committee and as the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior, I have found in my experience that in order to stay under the caps, in order to stay within the allocations of my subcommittee, the easiest way to do that and, as a matter of fact, the only practical way to do it is to have an across-the-board cut. The courts may say, ``Make it across the board.'' Then who says Social Security cuts will not result? Who says that veterans compensation payments will not be cut? They can all be cut under this amendment. Finally, let me say--then I will yield again--no agency, no department, no program, no activity of the Federal Government will be immune from being cut--defense, domestic discretionary, entitlements; everything except interest on the debt.”