[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    STOP THE LEAK AND PASS A BUDGET

  (Mr. TURNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, today is the 57th day of one of the largest 
oil disasters in history. Today is also the 166th day this year that 
this Congress has failed to produce a budget.
  Each day, oil continues to flow into the gulf, increasing the 
catastrophic damage. Also each day, this Congress continues to produce 
red ink, damaging the American economy. The administration was caught 
flatfooted, repeatedly underestimating the severity of the oil leak and 
slowly allocating critical Federal resources to the gulf.
  While red ink is flowing out of Washington and while oil is flowing 
into the gulf, this administration has no plan, and this Congress has 
no budget. How are we going to stop the oil leak, and how are we going 
to stop the red ink?
  Just as the President has no plan, this Congress has no budget. For 
the first time since 1974, when the Budget Act was enacted, this House 
has failed to pass a budget resolution. This is a catastrophic 
disaster.
  Mr. President, stop the leak.
  Mr. Speaker, pass a budget.

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