[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, once again the complete lack of leadership 
demonstrated by the administration on budget issues is extremely 
disappointing.
  When the President introduced his budget earlier this year, he 
projected trillion dollar deficits for years to come. To fix the 
problem, he passed the buck to a new debt commission. This week, when 
Budget Director Peter Orszag was asked about whether the administration 
would send a package of budget cuts to Congress, he said that it would 
be a ``fruitless exercise.''
  Certainly Congress controls the purse, but the President plays a 
critical role in providing leadership on spending issues. I know that 
House Republicans would support a substantial package of budget cuts. 
We are not going to wait for the President, however. We are going to 
keep introducing sensible measures to reduce spending, and we are going 
to let the American people have their say on the YouCut Web site.
  Our national debt has reached the level where it is holding back our 
economic growth. We shouldn't wait any longer to put the stops on 
government spending and borrowing, which is out of control.

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