[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, Congress should be focusing on creating jobs, 
helping middle class families, and lowering the deficit with 
intelligent spending cuts--and I say with ``intelligent'' spending 
cuts. But instead, we're headed towards a devastating government 
shutdown.
  Policy experts from across the political spectrum all agree the 
Republican budget will result in more job losses, I state more job 
losses, and more suffering of our families. Senator McCain's chief 
economic adviser estimates that the Republican budget will lead to 
700,000 jobs being lost. Even Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs say 
the budget plan will cause our economy to shrink by 2 percent.
  In my district, teachers, police officers, firefighters who are set 
to lose their jobs deserve better. I say they deserve better. The time 
to play politics with our budget is over. I urge my Republican friends 
to break free from the extremists in their party. Let's work together. 
Let's work together on a real plan to create jobs and strengthen our 
economy.

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