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Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 15, 2013
Issues: Government Budget and Spending Housing and Property

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Mrs. LUMMIS. Madam Chairman, without question, the victims of Sandy deserve relief. They deserve it, and we should give it to them in a way that we can afford. If we can't do a 1.6 percent reduction in spending, how are we going to deal with a $16 trillion debt?

My own State of Wyoming is cutting spending 6 1/2 percent across the board right now to balance the budget because revenues didn't materialize that have materialized in the past. And it's very doable. We in this House cut our own budgets 11.4 percent in the period of 2 years. This House has not missed a beat. Not a single Member was hurt by that. A 1.6 percent reduction in Federal spending to pay for these victims' benefits that deserve this money is the right thing to do.

I rise in support of the Mulvaney amendment.

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