Mr. Speaker, I guess the member's amorous mood of last week has worn off. I even said I liked him last week. It got lost in the orchard or something on the way here.
Neither of the statements are true. First of all, we are not reneging on any promise that we made. We are fulfilling our promise to the letter.
Second, the estimates did not disclose a $5 billion excess. In fact, we are below the amounts estimated in the budget for spending this year.