[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 119 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE WINNERS TODAY ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today the agreement that we 
will be voting on is another example of the historic pivot here in 
Washington because never before in history has an increase in our 
Nation's debt limit been tied to cuts in spending.
  No longer will the debate be about how much more is the Federal 
Government going to spend; the debate now is how much spending is going 
to be cut.
  This legislation will require more than $2.1 trillion in Federal 
spending cuts; puts in place firm caps to hold down future spending; 
both Houses of Congress must have an up-or-down vote on a balanced 
budget amendment; it does not impose any job-killing tax increases; it 
avoids a default on Federal obligations that would be disastrous to our 
economy; and it begins a process to put this Nation on a path to 
prosperity.
  We have so much more that still needs to be done, but this is further 
progress in turning the Federal Government toward fiscal sanity so we 
can leave a better America for our children and our grandchildren.

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