[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22823]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   WE MUST RETURN TO BALANCED BUDGETS AND PAY DOWN OUR NATIONAL DEBT

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I first want to welcome two 
people from my district who are in the House gallery today, Ken and 
Teresa Lamont from Cottonwood, Arizona.
  Welcome to the House.
  The time is now to develop a plan for the United States to return to 
balanced budgets and pay down our national debt.
  Yes, these are difficult decisions to make. However, the folks in my 
district and across the country are tightening their belts and doing 
more with less. It is time for Congress to work with the Federal 
Reserve and the Treasury to develop plans to do the same before it is 
too late.
  We must take this work seriously and remain committed. Our country, 
our security, and our future depend on it.
  I ask that my colleagues from both sides of the aisle join me in this 
effort.

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