Even though in this instance the committee has recommended full budget authority offsets for these emergency appropriations. that should not be a requirement for making disaster assistance appropriations. We cannot determine the time of year. the severity. or the number of natural disasters or their resulting costs. so we should not tie ourselves to any requirement that offsets should be provided for emergency disaster assistance aPpropriations. The effect of the pending amendment would be to indiscriminately out every program throughout the nondefense discretionary portion of the budget. regardless of the ability of any particular program to absorb the anticipated 5 percent reduction required by the amendmentfor example. the FBI. the Justice Department. the Judiciary. all other law enforcement agencies. the border patrol. the INS. the administrative costs of programs such as Social Security. Medicare. Medicaid will be affected.
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