[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17314-17315]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRESS MUST PASS BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, on Friday, Congress will 
have the opportunity to vote on the balanced budget amendment. This 
legislation will limit Congress from spending more than it receives in 
revenues unless both the House and Senate agree with a three-fifths 
vote.
  Under the current President, the national debt has increased at 34 
percent and grown to almost $15 trillion. With the Federal Government 
borrowing 42 cents for every dollar it spends, it is past time to take 
action fulfilling the first bill, introduced by my predecessor, the 
late Chairman Floyd Spence, for a balanced budget amendment.
  The passage of the balanced budget amendment will help grow the 
economy and create jobs. I hope both parties will come together and 
pass the balanced budget amendment, which will put America back to work 
and promote small business job creation.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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