Summary

Budget debate and discussion of conference report on appropriations to Jordan.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 336045
Story Slug House Floor Discussions / Appropriations to Jordan (1991)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 3-22-1991
Archive Time 25:59
TRT 3:55
Supers Representative Jamie Whitten (D-MS) Rep. Joseph McDade (R-PA) Rep. Richard Durbin (D-IL) rep. Don Burton (R-IN)
Video Description Sound from the House of Representatives floor
Description Budget debate and discussion of conference report on appropriations to Jordan.
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) We have your ability should have no objection coasted represents the agreements that will reach in my judgment without exception. And the staff was up all evening. And I hope we can make progress and get through in total if we 00:20 didn't freeze it reported late yesterday. And while yesterday due to the troubling number of Senate amendments that were added to the bill, it looked as though this ship might be sinking. Today, I'm happy to report that, in my view, and in the view of the majority of all the conferees overwhelmingly, the ship is now seaworthy. And while I don't obviously support every decision that was made, I will want to respond generously for humanitarian reasons. Nevertheless, the Jordanian people and King Hussein, and people throughout the world need to understand quite clearly that US foreign assistance is not an entitlement. They also need to understand that the Congress of the United States, reflecting American sentiment, do not intend to routinely send foreign assistance to countries that are routinely anti American in their demonstrations or actions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd be pleased the other gentleman from 01:15 entire American population. In Pennsylvania, they have a shipyard and they're going to refurbish the USS Kennedy. Now the Department of Defense and the Navy asked for $500 million for a partial refurbishing. The delegation from that area has been able to get a complete almost overhaul or rebuilding of the USS Kennedy, that's going to cost $1.2 billion 700 million more than the Defense Department asked for at a time when we're probably going to face a 300 and $100 million. And it's because they want to provide more jobs at the Philadelphia shipyard not because they care about defense, because many of these people that are pushing for this never support defense or almost never, I think two or three of them oppose the president on Desert Storm. But the fact of the matter is, this is pure, unadulterated pork. Now yesterday in the other body, they took 700 million. But I want you to know that this is really a travesty. At a time when we are facing monumental deficits, the largest possibly in American history. $350 billion in one year, you're gonna stick $700 million that the Defense Department doesn't want back in the bill. That's wrong. It's dead wrong. And you shouldn't be ashamed of that. 02:58 On this vote the yeas are 340, the nays are 48. The conference report is agreed to on the motion and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Pursuant to the order of the house of today, the amendments in disagreement are considered as having been read The clerk will designate. 03:32 Can't come back with an honest vote the yeas are 379, the nays are 11. The conference report is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Pursuant to the order of the house of today, the amendments and disagreement are considered as having been read The clerk will designate the First Amendment and disagreement.
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