We passed a clean bill, and we want to keep it as close to the president's request as possible. |
We sharply limited the number we would consider, based on good government reform. The fewer coming in, the better you can scrub the ones coming in. |
We think it's very appropriate for members to have a hand in the decision of how money is spent in their districts. |
We're going to have to stick to this budget. We're going to have to reduce the defense transfer and we're going to have to drop the gimmicks. That's our starting point and ending point. |
We've tried to keep the bill free of extraneous spending. |