[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 31 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        THE PATIENCE OF AMERICA IS WEARING THIN, AND SO IS MINE

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Two weeks ago, after 90 hours of debate, House Republicans 
in this majority passed a long-term funding resolution that found more 
than $100 billion in savings off the President's budget. It defunded 
their government takeover of health care. It even denied all Federal 
funding to Planned Parenthood of America.
  But while House Republicans have done the people's business, at this 
moment, Mr. Speaker, the Senate has virtually done nothing except find 
a way to fund the government for another 2 weeks, and the White House 
just appointed a few negotiators yesterday--just 2 short days before 
government funding would have run out to begin with.
  Look, the patience of the American people is wearing thin, and so is 
mine.
  Our Nation is facing a fiscal crisis of epic proportions--$1.65 
trillion in deficits this year, $14 trillion national debt. The time to 
put our fiscal house in order is now. No more delays. No more kicking 
the cans.
  Let's have the debate. Let's hash it out. Let's defund ObamaCare. 
Let's defund Planned Parenthood, and let's use this moment to have this 
fight to make a downpayment on restoring fiscal sanity to Washington, 
D.C.

                          ____________________