[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            REPUBLICANS OFFER A COMMONSENSE BUDGET PROPOSAL

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, when American families 
face financial crises, they make important sacrifices and responsible 
decisions to get their family budget back on track.
  As the Federal Government continues to pay for the rising cost of 
hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Congress must also make necessary 
sacrifices and follow a strict budget. House Republicans are leading 
the effort to reduce spending and have recently proposed commonsense 
reforms to eliminate 98 Federal programs, saving more than $4.3 
billion.
  Democrats' opposition to this proposal is, unfortunately, not 
surprising. Led by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), 
Democratic leader, they have tried to increase Federal spending by tens 
of billions of dollars at every stage of the legislative process. 
Earlier this year, not a single Democratic House Member supported the 
lean budget that passed the Congress. Democrats seem to view the budget 
as a credit card, and when the bill gets too high, they pay for the 
bill by simply raising taxes on the American people.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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