Speech #990281296

And in addition. are we willing to say that under GrammRudman over the next 4 years. we are going to cut domestic programs to pay for these things as 4 to 5 million people initially move to permanent resident alien status and qualify for some Medicaid benefits. some welfare benefits. and ultimately qualify for AFDC? No one knows how much that is going to cost. I simply think it is important that we have a vote on waiving the Budget Act so that next year and the year after and the year after. when there are those who stand up and say we cannot meet the requirements of GrammRudman because nobody ever knew what the immigration bill was going to cost. nobody ever told us. we will have it on the record. Or when the time comes in the future to pay for this. are we going to have to cut the heart out of the family budget by raising taxes because. it will be said. nobody anticipated this. this was an act of the godsI submit that it is not an act of the gods. It is an act that we are committing here today if we vote to waive 303 of the Budget Act.