[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25702]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         BUDGET RECONCILIATION

  (Ms. MATSUI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, a budget is about planning. It is about the 
future. And for me the idea of the future is intertwined with my 
granddaughter, Anna, who is 2 years old. We all have someone like that, 
someone for whom we want to build a better tomorrow, but to do so we 
must address the real challenges our Nation faces, including an ever-
increasing debt.
  Unfortunately, the package that we are dealing with today passes more 
debt on to future generations, my Anna and your Anna, while making it 
more difficult for working families to achieve the American dream. This 
does not reflect the values and priorities of our constituents.
  The American people want courage, leadership and shared sacrifice and 
we are giving them a bill that is short- sighted, narrowly targeted and 
driven by ideology instead of good policy. We could really do better.

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