[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS A BUDGET

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to perform 
one of the fundamental duties required of this body and pass a budget. 
The budget is a blueprint for how the Federal Government defines our 
Nation's priorities. It's also an acknowledgment of the fiscal 
situation currently facing the American taxpayer. We have a solemn duty 
and obligation to inform those who fund our operations what we're 
spending their money on and how we are paying for it.
  As a former Navy pilot, I know that you don't take off without a 
flight plan. The leaders of this Congress are asking us to do just 
that, guided by one failed principle: more spending. That's not how you 
fly. That's how you crash.
  Mr. Speaker, our children and grandchildren deserve better. We are 
sent to this institution to be responsible stewards of the taxpayer 
dollars. I urge my colleagues to demonstrate leadership and pass a 
budget. The American people deserve no less.

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