[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1297]
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                      SPENDING CONTROL ACT OF 2004

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                               speech of

                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4663) to 
     amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 to establish discretionary spending 
     limits and a pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory 
     spending:

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to support the RSC budget 
amendment. It is a responsible amendment, and necessary in a time of 
war budgeting--and I would suggest, it should even be applied in times 
of peace.
  Congress can act to reduce spending. Public support is there--I hear 
it from constituents all the time. People have priorities--the war on 
terror, economic growth through tax relief, and Less Government. They 
don't want millions more spent on wasteful programs that benefit narrow 
special interests.
  We passed record tax relief and it has helped fuel growth and to 
create jobs. Now we can put in motion a plan to bring down federal 
spending--This is the next step in the Republican economic plan for 
America.
  This amendment reverses the cycle of higher spending and higher 
taxes; it balances the budget within 5 years through spending caps and 
real deficit reduction.

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