[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PUT FORWARD CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, as we work to resolve our Nation's 
fiscal crisis, we must have bipartisan cooperation to best find ways to 
balance economic recovery and job creation with long-term deficit 
reduction. Americans clearly understand the danger of debt and the need 
for a serious long-term plan. What they don't understand is sound bites 
and political rhetoric.
  And so to my Republican colleagues, as you come to the well today, 
put your ideas on the table. It doesn't help to demagogue this issue. 
The fact is, and it remains, President Obama inherited a $11 trillion 
debt on day one, and we are trying to recover. The American people need 
your constructive ideas.

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