Jennifer Dunn: “today the 104th Congress will vote to end big government. By the end of the day today, we will have saved taxpayers $43…”

“today the 104th Congress will vote to end big government. By the end of the day today, we will have saved taxpayers $43 billion over the length of the 104th Congress, the largest single cut in government spending since World War II. Translation: $688 for a family of four. With passage of today's legislation, this Congress will end over 200 programs, more than 100 in Labor, Health and Human Services alone, $12 million on a tick eradication program for cattle in Puerto Rico, and $14 million for the U.S. Travel and Tourism Association. The bill strengthens priority programs that our constituents said are important to them: An additional $400 million for veterans medical benefits, support for our troops in Bosnia, and antiterrorism programs in Israel. This bill does not just put the brakes on runaway Federal spending, it reverses it. Finally America's values have triumphed over Washington, DC, values. This truly is a historic day.”