[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 84 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         BUDGET DEADLINE MISSED

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because it has been 
35 days since the deadline for Congress to pass a budget, but the 
majority party has done nothing. The American people's government has 
no plan to rein in spending, while Members of this body are proposing 
trillions of dollars in new spending.
  Families in Missouri live within their means and balance their books 
every day, and they expect their government to do the same, which is 
why it is troubling that Members are advocating for the Green New Deal 
and a government takeover of healthcare without any way to pay for it.
  To pay for just these two items alone, we would have to take every 
penny from every American household, and we would still come up $20 
trillion short. This is why the majority has failed to put forth a 
budget, because there is simply no way to pay for these wild ideas.
  Mr. Speaker, a budget is the primary responsibility of governing, 
which is why I serve on the Budget Committee.
  The Speaker of the House likes to say that a budget is a statement of 
your values, so what does it say about their party?

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