[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 91 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            WE NEED A BUDGET

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Americans say the growing national 
debt is the greatest threat to our country, according to a recent 
Gallup poll. Since Democrats took control of Congress in 2007, the 
national debt has grown by $3.5 billion a day. Since President Obama 
took office, the debt has increased by $4.8 billion a day.
  To control spending and reduce the national debt, we need a 
responsible budget that addresses our fiscal crisis. But as American 
families make tough choices with their household budgets, the 
Democratic majority in the House has yet to even propose a national 
budget. If a budget is not approved this year, it will be the first 
time since the Budget Act became law in 1974.
  Congress should listen to the American people, get government 
spending under control, and approve a national budget.

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