[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             PASS A BUDGET

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the House of 
Representatives has passed a budget every year since the Congressional 
Budget Act took effect in fiscal year 1976. To be completely accurate, 
there have been times under both Democrats and Republicans when a 
finished budget was not passed by both Houses. But this is the first 
time the House of Representatives has simply decided there is too much 
peril for the American public to see the numbers that they are 
pursuing, so they are going to stop the game before the coin is even 
tossed.
  We have more than $13 trillion in debt and a Presidential budget that 
puts the deficit at $1.6 trillion and spends $3.8 trillion. Even Fed 
Chairman Ben Bernanke says this budget is, quote, ``unsustainable.''
  Faced with similar challenges in your personal budget, there would be 
a talk around the kitchen table and the children's allowances would be 
cut, along with many other luxuries. It is that discussion that the 
majority seems unwilling to have under the theory that if they ignore 
it, it might go away. Unfortunately, the debt will not go away. The 
pain will be transferred to our children and grandchildren in the hopes 
that they will have the guts to face reality.

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