[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               THE BUDGET

  (Mrs. LUMMIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, when you and I and the American people want 
to start a business and we want to borrow money to do it, we go to a 
bank, and we have to present a business plan with income projections 
and where we are going to get the money to pay the debt we're 
requesting back.
  When my State of Wyoming is doing a budget, it projects its revenue, 
and every month we see how much money we have collected pursuant to 
those projections. And if we don't have enough money, we cut our 
budget.
  In Washington, we don't even have a budget. For the first time since 
1974, this House does not have a budget, isn't going to pass one. 
That's irresponsible. That's not leadership.
  Mr. Spratt was right: If you can't budget, you can't govern. And this 
is a perfect example, Mr. Speaker.

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