To raise defense spending for questionable reasons. when no such spending increases are necessary. is not the right thing to do. It is simply inconsistent to ask Americans to set priorities. then increase military spending. despite lower requests from the administration and the Pentagon. The Clinton administration is not cutting defense. Instead. it is meeting requests of the Pentagon. Mr. Speaker. the Department of Defense has done some good things. very good things. in the last year: our peacekeeping operations in Rwanda and Haiti. its excellent work at Guantanamo Bay with the refugee situation. training programs. as evidenced by Captain OGrady and many others. Mr. Speaker.