Speech #920177705

I would have voted against it. Such an increase. in my judgment. is totally unwarranted. It would serve only to perpetuate the distorted spending priorities of the Nixon administrationpriorities which see billions squaundered to ball out Lockheed and the Penn Central. while refusing to spend a few millions to enable schoolchildren to have a decent lunch. which see billions more poured down an Asian rathole. destroying entire nations with our bombs. making innocent civilians refugees in their own land. and all while the Nixon budget office freezes desperately needed funds for housing and community facility programsfunds which Congress appropriated and without which the cities are staggering under a fiscal crisis. I think it is clear that the overwhelming majority of both Houses of Congress want to see a reordering of fiscal priorities. That must be accomplished before any further debt limit increase is considered.