[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       NO EXTENSION FOR BUDGET COMMITTEE ON BUDGET RESOLUTION DAY

  (Mrs. TAUSCHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, today is tax day, the deadline for all 
Americans to submit their Federal income tax returns. But there is 
another deadline today. April 15 is the day by which the House is 
statutorily required to have approved a budget resolution. The IRS 
generously allows taxpayers to file an extension if they cannot 
complete taxes by today. The House should not be so kind to the 
Committee on the Budget.
  The American people sent us here with a mission to restore fiscal 
sanity to the Federal budget. Today only the Blue Dog Coalition has 
prepared a balanced budget proposal. Unfortunately, the Committee on 
the Budget has refused to tell the American people what steps it would 
take to eliminate the deficit by 2002.
  In the absence of a budget resolution, the House has been brought to 
a grinding halt. Important legislation cannot move forward without 
knowing how much money is available. Decisions on priorities ranging 
from education to transportation have been put on hold.
  The Committee on the Budget does not warrant an extension on Budget 
Resolution Day. Show us your plan and let us decide if it makes sense 
for the American people.

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