[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5719-H5720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RESTORING FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, Democrats have been committed to fiscal 
responsibility since taking control of the House in 2007. The 
President's budget calls for health care reform, job creation, a clean 
environment, energy efficiency, and college affordability to be 
completely deficit neutral.

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  We are constantly reviewing the progress and spending of our recovery 
programs to ensure a strong return on every public dollar spent. We're 
also working to cut programs that don't work or government contracts 
that don't deliver for the American people. We're working hard to 
reform our Nation's health care system, which will reduce the deficit, 
save money for consumers, and improve efficiencies in the health care 
system.
  In a key step, we scheduled oversight hearings and carefully reviewed 
all Federal spending within the committee's jurisdiction to eliminate 
waste, fraud and abuse.
  I applaud President Obama and the Democratic Congress for taking 
these critical steps and we will continue working with him to reduce 
our Nation's deficit and debt.

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