[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H352-H353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ADDRESSING THE BUDGET CRISIS

  (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, every day, hardworking families and small 
businessowners from the Second District of Missouri create budgets, set 
priorities, and live within their means. Yet President Obama and the 
Senate Democrats keep writing blank checks on the backs of our children 
and our grandchildren.
  Yesterday marked the fourth time in the last 5 years that President 
Obama has missed his deadline to submit a budget on time to the 
American people, and the Democrat-led Senate has only exacerbated the 
debt crisis by not passing a budget in almost 4 years. This is simply 
unacceptable, and House Republicans stand prepared to address this 
crisis and offer a responsible budget again this year.
  American families deserve better than missed deadlines, more 
spending, and more debt. They deserve answers and accountability. This 
week, the House will vote to require the President to show a plan of 
exactly when and how he would balance the Federal budget.
  The 113th Congress was elected to tackle the big problems, and there 
is no greater problem facing our Nation right now than our out-of-
control spending and debt.

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