[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 32 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TAKE A BUDGET CUE FROM HARDWORKING AMERICANS

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the President to get 
serious about our getting our fiscal house in order. While imperfect, 
the continuing resolution passed today is an important step in the 
right direction. Today's legislation provides the Defense Department 
and VA some relief from President Obama's sequester by granting 
flexibility to prioritize spending, helping ensure the needs of our 
Armed Forces are met. It is time for the Senate to follow the House's 
lead and pass this legislation.
  Instead of campaigning, President Obama should be devoting time and 
resources to finish his budget submission to Congress, which is already 
4 weeks overdue. When mothers, fathers, and small business owners face 
budget problems, they sit down around the kitchen or office table with 
notepads, pencils, calculators, and get to work. They prioritize 
spending and make tough but necessary decisions.
  It is time for the President and our friends across the aisle to 
adopt the same commonsense practices of budgeting and prioritization 
that hardworking women and men in the private sector use every single 
day.

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