[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  FAILURE TO PASS A BUDGET RESOLUTION

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  MR. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, not since 1974, when Richard Nixon resigned 
from office and Happy Days was the new hit show on ABC, has this House 
failed to pass a budget resolution. There is no doubt that passing a 
budget can be hard work. But just because something is hard work 
doesn't mean you don't have to deal with it. Our constituents did not 
elect us to make easy decisions; they elected us to make the hard ones.
  Two weeks ago, House Republicans unveiled the YouCut program. So far, 
more than 500,000 votes have been cast. Leading the field this week by 
wide margins, with 40 percent of the votes, is a proposal to eliminate 
the next round of nonmilitary Federal employee pay raises.
  As USA Today recently reported, Federal salaries are significantly 
outpacing their counterparts in the private sector. This vote won't be 
easy for everyone, but it is exactly the kind of choice we must begin 
to make to get us off the path towards financial ruin.

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