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




                         WASHINGTON DYSFUNCTION

  (Mr. MULLIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MULLIN. Oklahomans are ready for Washington dysfunction to stop 
and for this country to get back on stable fiscal footing. We must make 
commonsense cuts to Federal spending that do not threaten public 
safety, national defense, or our economy.
  There is plenty of waste that can be trimmed from the Federal budget. 
For instance, the free cell phone program that has angered a number of 
people across Oklahoma, including myself, will cost the Federal 
Government $2.2 billion this year alone, or the improper payments of 
$115 billion made by the Federal Government to people who were not 
entitled to receive those payments or who had not provided the proper 
documentation to qualify for the payments. This one item alone would 
more than replace sequestration.
  Clearly, Federal spending is out of control, and it is not difficult 
to find ways to cut. But that will require strong leaders who are 
willing to look past the next election, put party aside and put country 
first.

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