[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9251]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          WHERE'S THE BUDGET?

  (Mr. WALDEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, if we talk about national security and 
intersecting those who do harm, the first thing we ought to talk about 
in this Congress at this time is where's the budget. As the budget 
chairman has said, if you can't budget, you can't govern. That was 4 
years ago.
  Taxpayers have to pay their taxes every April 15. Congress was 
supposed to have a budget April 15. Not since 1974 when the Budget Act 
was written has the House failed to even consider a budget.
  And the budget that we need to consider needs to deal with deficit 
spending, deficits of $1.4 trillion, $1.6 trillion, and a trillion 
dollars every year added to the Nation's debt and to our kids' and 
grandkids' future. The budget being put forward by the President 
doubles the Nation's debt in 5 years and triples it in 10. This is 
unsustainable. We will look like Greece. We will look like Spain.
  The budget-busting deficit that's being created is horrible for our 
kids and grandkids. It will not be good for this country's security. It 
is awful for our children's future. Let's get a budget that reduces 
wasteful Washington spending.

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