But I do think that it is necessary to understand that the President was representing the overwhelming number of Americans when he decided that it was not correct to cut education funding by over $3 billion; when he decided it was not correct to cut environmental enforcement by 22 percent; when he decided it was not correct to allow massive new timber cutting in the Tongass rain forest; when he decided it was not correct to allow a whole laundry list of environmental and other legislative riders to be added to these bills which have nothing whatsoever to do with budgeting. So it seems to me that the record is clear that it is this House which is out of step with public opinion and with the needs of the country.
David Obey: “But I do think that it is necessary to understand that the President was representing the overwhelming number of…”
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Discussing the President's decisions on education and environmental funding during a House floor debate.
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