[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 25565-25566]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          BLUE DOGS STAND FIRM AGAINST REPUBLICAN BUDGET CUTS

  (Ms. HERSETH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HERSETH. Madam Speaker, I too stand united today with my fellow 
Blue Dog Democrats in opposition to the majority's budget 
reconciliation decisions. Blue Dogs have consistently stood for fiscal 
responsibility, balanced budgets, and an honest, open, and accountable 
budget process.
  So why would Blue Dogs support a proposal that is part of a budget 
reconciliation package that will increase the deficit, not lower it? 
Why would we be in support of a budget reconciliation package that is 
part of a broken budget process in need of serious reform? And why 
would we support a budget reconciliation process that is part of an 
overtly partisan failed strategy, a strategy that will fail the House 
majority leadership and would fail the American people if Blue Dogs did 
not stand firmly against it.
  I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stand firmly 
against it as well and vote ``no'' on the budget reconciliation bill.

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