[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H1336-H1337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE FEDERAL BUDGET

  (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

[[Page H1337]]

  Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, this week, the Senate is expected to 
unveil its first budget plan in nearly 4 years. It relies on the failed 
policy of raising taxes and increasing Federal spending and will not 
put into place a requirement for the government to balance its budget. 
How can this be taken seriously?
  When our national debt is over $16 trillion, how does spending more 
and increasing taxes make any sense? Why not simply stop spending 
money--money the government doesn't have to spend in the first place--
on frivolous programs, for example, the $2.2 billion spent last year on 
a program that hands out free cell phones or the $17.6 million paid to 
PR firms to promote ObamaCare or the $1.7 billion spent in 2010 on 
``operating costs'' for the Federal buildings, Federal buildings that 
are no longer even in use? Madam Speaker, the list goes on.
  We must make spending cuts and commonsense reforms. We need a budget 
that is reflective of growing our economy, not one that continues to 
grow our government.

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