Bob Wise: “this is indeed the same speeches and same thing this Congress did last week, and the month before, and the week before…”

“this is indeed the same speeches and same thing this Congress did last week, and the month before, and the week before, and the weekend before that, but there really is something different: It is a week later, and another week of cuts, significant cuts in education, and the environment, and important other areas. One week, Mr. Speaker, 1 week, 45 days. I voted for the 45-day temporary spending bill because I thought that it was fair to give time to work this out, and so I voted ``yes'' for those 45 days of cuts. But yet now, it is another week, and another week, and another week. At some point, we say ``no.'' As my colleagues know, education and the environment, like Caesar, can die by 100 cuts just as easily as 1, and the impact is very clear, Mr. Speaker. In West Virginia, when this temporary spending bill expires, and they are asking for another one, 226 teachers will have gotten their pink slips, 90 aides; 6,500 students that benefit from the math and reading programs that are so important will no longer be eligible. Mr. Speaker, whether it is the environmental cleanup, the toxic waste cleanup, the education programs, the job training programs, this is no way to do business.”