[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10689]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TWO MONTHS LATE ON PASSING BUDGET

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, the House is 2 months late in passing a 
budget. In that time, unemployment has remained nearly 10 percent, and 
the national debt has now exceeded $13 trillion. Last week, I gave the 
President a letter signed by more than 100 top economists from around 
the country that urges both parties to cut spending now in order to 
create jobs and boost our economy. Less spending, more jobs, it really 
is just that simple.
  But the President responded Saturday night with a letter asking for 
another $50 billion in stimulus bailout money. Without specifying where 
this money would come from, the President asked us to be patient with 
his administration for its continuing job-killing spending spree.
  This money comes from our kids and grandkids who this year are going 
to get stuck with 43 cents out of every dollar the Federal Government 
spends. The debt is going to be laid on them.
  The American people are shouting at the top of their lungs: Stop, and 
stop now. They are making their voices heard through YouCut, where more 
than 830,000 votes have already been cast to cut spending.
  And today, on America Speaking Out, Paul Ryan has posted a plan to 
cut spending now and to reduce the budget deficit. You can visit 
AmericaSpeakingOut.com right now and check out these ideas and vote on 
them in order to cut spending quickly.

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