[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE AN ANSWER

  (Mr. CALVERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the American 
people, and we deserve an answer about these out-of-control spending 
policies coming here out of Washington, D.C.
  The House has failed to produce a budget. No plans for any 
appropriation bills, no markups. There's no plan on how the majority 
will spend America's taxpayers' hard-earned money for this fiscal year, 
or next fiscal year.
  American families, if they don't budget and pay the bills, there are 
real consequences. Unfortunately, the majority continues to turn a 
blind eye to future consequences as they push spending to a record $3.8 
trillion in fiscal year 2011 and widen the deficit to a record $1.5 
trillion this year.
  House Republicans stand ready to make tough choices in order to rein 
in spending. Just last week we introduced a measure on the House floor 
to cut $2.5 billion in expanded welfare. The program was selected by 
almost a half a million Americans through the innovative YouCut 
initiative.
  The American people have spoken. Stop the spending frenzy, budget for 
the future, and return fiscal sanity to Washington.

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