[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 25 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PRESIDENT'S BUDGET

  (Mr. LUCAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, the President submitted his final annual 
budget proposal to Congress this week. It was my hope that the 
President would have used this opportunity to progress an agenda that 
reflects our Nation's needs. Unfortunately, it seems to be exactly the 
opposite.
  The President's proposed budget is supposed to serve as a blueprint 
for our Nation's prosperity. Sadly, his plan offers an unrealistic way 
forward. Currently, our national debt stands at over $19 trillion. If 
the President got his way, that number would rise to $27 trillion over 
the next decade.
  The President has chosen to ignore the facts. If Americans have to 
balance their checkbooks and live within their means, so should the 
Federal Government. To pay for his spending, the President hopes to 
raise taxes and institute a $10 per barrel levy on an already anemic 
oil industry.
  I believe my constituents deserve better than that from the 
President, and we should work together to ensure certainty, not 
uncertainty, in today's challenging environment.

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