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tinued dominance in Congress of the big-spending philosophy, heedless of huge annual deficits and an astronomical national debt, I believe that as the sole Virginia member of the House Appropriations Committee, I have been better situated than most in the House to resist this trend. From time to time, those of us committed to the oldfashioned idea of striving for a balanced budget have managed to prevail in curbing a spending excess. On these occasions, there has been a feeling that the many frustrations of a fiscal conservative in Congress have not been endured in vain.
Agribusiness continues to be very important to the economy of this congressional district, so I regard my membership on the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee as a major responsibility.
Because the American way of life continue# to be under continuing threat from the great and growing military power of the Soviet Union, I
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