[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 BUDGET

  (Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speaker, the majority has now finally 
admitted what we have suspected for months: They have no intention of 
fulfilling their obligation to draft and pass a Federal budget.
  This fiscal irresponsibility on display in Washington is affecting 
American citizens, and it is further damaging our economy and job 
growth. It is widely known and, thankfully, widely reported that the 
reason we won't be seeing a budget this year is to evade calling 
further attention to an addiction to reckless spending.
  The Federal debt has gone up by nearly $2.4 trillion since January of 
2009 and by $240 billion just since the budget was due back in April of 
this year. Undoubtedly and correctly, Democrat leaders fear that the 
public will be shocked at this figure, and will be shocked at the 
future debt that a budget would show.
  So they seek to hide behind a 1-year ``deeming motion,'' but the 
consequences of their shame shows a lack of fiscal discipline and a 
lack of responsible economic policy. America needs a reasonable, pro-
growth economic policy to promote job growth and business development.

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