[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8409]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              REPUBLICAN RHETORIC ABOUT BUDGET ASTOUNDING

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, the Republican rhetoric about the 
Democratic budget still echoes in the Chamber, and the 
misrepresentation is astounding.
  Why, just last night, jaws dropped across America as the author of 
the Republican alternative referred to the Concord Coalition, a 
respected centrist organization, as a ``left-wing think tank''.
  Well, the Republicans have zero credibility when it comes to the 
budget. Last year, when they were in complete control, they couldn't 
even pass a budget resolution. They couldn't even pass the 
appropriations process, leaving town with 11 of the 13 budgets 
unfinished. The wheels completely fell off. These are the folks who 
gave us the rainforest in Iowa, the Bridge to Nowhere.
  This is why 77 prominent national organizations have endorsed the 
Democratic budget, from the American Legion to Ducks Unlimited, the 
Environmental Coalition, the Military Officers Association to Veterans 
of Foreign Wars and the National Education Association.
  I am proud of this Democratic alternative. I hope people read it to 
see through the Republican rhetoric.

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