[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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