[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET

  (Mr. DesJARLAIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I come to the House floor today to voice 
my strong support for the House Republican fiscal year 2014 budget. And 
I want to commend my colleague, chairman of the Budget Committee, Paul 
Ryan, for his ongoing leadership on this issue.
  There is simply no denying it: the Federal Government has a spending 
problem, a problem that has led to nearly $17 trillion of debt. For too 
long, Washington has shirked its responsibility in addressing this 
issue and punted the problem to future generations. As a father, I 
cannot in good conscience let this generational theft continue.
  It is critical that we pass a budget that puts our country back on 
track through responsible cuts and reforms. The Oversight and 
Government Reform Committee, of which I am a member, has already 
identified numerous duplicative government programs. Yet rather than 
eliminating these programs, the government continues to pour more money 
into them.
  Congressman Ryan's budget prioritizes our spending so that we protect 
important programs in the long-term by trimming the waste in 
government.

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