[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17701]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. FLEISCHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of a balanced 
budget amendment to our Constitution.
  For 24 years, I ran my own small business with my wife. We had to 
balance our budget every month and every year. I've also raised three 
boys with my wife, and we've had to balance our budget as a family in 
order to live within our means.
  I believe the United States Constitution is one of the greatest 
documents ever written, and I don't take amending it lightly. However, 
we must curb the voracious appetite of the Federal Government and get 
our fiscal House in order.
  We passed the $15 trillion mark in our national debt yesterday, and 
we are seeing other countries around the world succumb to their debt. 
We must fix our debt crisis before it's too late.
  I am proud to be a cosponsor of this balanced budget amendment to our 
Constitution, and I urge all of my colleagues to vote in favor of House 
Joint Resolution 2. Our kids and grandkids are depending on it.

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