[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           BALANCE THE BUDGET

  (Mr. MESSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I remember when $1.4 trillion was a lot of 
money. 1.4 trillion dollars is the amount of money the Federal budget 
increases under the House Republican budget proposal--an average of 
$140 billion a year, 40 percent over the decade. But listening to my 
House Democratic colleagues, you would believe our budget cuts spending 
to the bone. You would believe that our Federal Government can't 
survive on a penny less than a $2.1 trillion increase.
  Admittedly, that $700 billion is a lot of money. It's 50 percent more 
than requested under the House Republican budget proposal. But it is 
important to remember that every penny of that $700 billion is borrowed 
from the future of the young people growing up in this great country 
today.
  Mr. Speaker, families all across America balance their budget. The 
Federal Government should balance its budget, too.

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