University Daily Kansan, March 6, 1985
NATION AND WORLD
Page 11
Senator says budget ignores sick, disabled
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lowell Wecker, R-Conn, charged the administration yesterday with trying to shrink the deficit at the expense of the retarded and the disabled, and warned of a "tormado at your door."
"The guiding philosophy of this administration is the old adage — survival of the fittest." Weicker declared during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing with Secretary Margaret Heckler of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Heckler appeared for the first time before Weickar's subcommittee to explain HHS's $330.3 billion budget for 1986, including $79.9 billion that falls within the subcommittee's jurisdiction.
"I have tried, in this budget, to respond both to the needs of the millions of Americans we serve and the needs of our country's future." Heckler said. "That is not an easy balance to strike. Many of our decisions have been wrenching ones."
But Weicker criticized the HHS budget for ignoring the plight of millions of Americans. He said, for instance, the administration planned to finance 5,000 science research grants this year — 1,500 fewer than Congress intended.
The government, however, will spend the full amount appropriated by Congress by financing some multiyear grants in advance — thus saving money in future budgets. The plan is being attacked by some members of Congress forIllegal impounding money appropriated for 1985.
"When you have people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, balance the budget another way," Weicker said, noting it takes years of research to find cures to that and many other diseases.
He said balancing the budget at the expense of those with Alzheimer's disease, or the retarded or disabled, is not the way to balance the budget.
"Why balance the budget on their pain, that's what I'd like to know," Weicker asked in an outburst. He told Heckler he intended to hold three days of hearings in April focusing on the plight of individuals who suffered because of the administration's cuts in social programs.
Heckler, who often referred to index cards during her testimony, repeatedly pointed to the need to cut the federal deficit.
“你 better be prepared for a tornado at your door,” Weicker said.
"In light of the budget, the priorities have to be get the most urgent needs," she said. "What we have to do is target our resources."
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