[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            DEMOCRATS' BUDGET FAILURE; REPUBLICAN SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. HARPER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, spending will reach a record $3.8 trillion 
for fiscal year 2011, with $1.6 trillion of that being money that we 
don't have. This same White House budget proposes $1.8 trillion in tax 
increases by the year 2020.
  Yet for the first time in more than 35 years, the House will fail to 
produce a budget. The failure of the Democratic leadership to 
responsibly construct a budget resolution threatens job creation, 
explodes spending and deficits, and intensifies America's debt crisis.
  The majority must produce a budget if it is going to govern properly. 
House Republicans will continue to reach out to Democratic Members with 
solutions to boost our economy. Unfortunately, the President and his 
Democratic allies in the House have failed to engage Republicans on the 
principal issues facing our country.
  My faith is in the American entrepreneur and our small businesses, 
not in the Federal Government, to create jobs. Give the taxpayers what 
they deserve, a fiscally responsible budget that spends much less, cuts 
taxes, and reduces our national debt.

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