[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   DEEMING A BUDGET ISN'T THE ANSWER

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, the American people are tired of more 
spending, more borrowing, more bailouts and more debt. And here we go 
deeming things again. Deem something, not budgeting. The Democrats' 
version of a budget means picking a dollar amount for this year without 
even looking at what the impact for the future is. We need a budget 
plan that guides spending decisions, but the Democrats are too afraid 
to even make a real attempt. Deeming things as a budget isn't the 
answer.
  Republicans want to offer a budget that reins in spending, addresses 
the trillion-dollar national debt, and provides economic certainty for 
small businesses. In fact, some of us have cosponsored the RSC budget 
that does that very thing. While others say that this plan is too 
extreme, it shows just how much Congress is spending beyond its means.
  American families have to live within their means. Why should the 
government be any different? They want Congress to get serious and make 
the tough decisions that will get our spending problem under control. 
Our country can't afford for Congress to avoid hard decisions that we 
were elected to do. You can't deem things. You've got to do things.

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