[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NO BUDGET RESOLUTION IN PLACE

  (Mr. JORDAN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JORDAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, 40 days. April 15 by law is when we 
are supposed to have a budget resolution in place. And yet here we are, 
40 days later, no budget resolution.
  No budget when we have a $1.4 trillion deficit, $12 trillion national 
debt. I mean, look, let's just be honest; the Democrats are going to 
take a pass. They are just going to take a pass on setting priorities 
and establishing a budget, and they are just going to keep spending. 
American families, American small business owners, they don't get to 
take a pass.
  I am reminded of the old TV ad--I think it was the Wendy's restaurant 
who had this ad. The lady walks up and she says as she is handed the 
bun, ``Where's the beef?''
  I think the same thing is being asked by the American people. They 
are going to be handed the bill. They are asking the question, where's 
the budget? Where's the priorities, where's the guidelines, where's the 
work we are supposed to do. Where is it being done? Why isn't it being 
done?
  Let's get focused, and let's do a budget that actually sets 
priorities, sets the spending guideline and actually balances. Imagine 
doing something like that.

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