[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              SLUSH FUNDS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we learned that the Federal deficit 
for the month of February was $223 billion, more than the total yearly 
deficit in 2007. Yet Republicans have been labeled as irresponsible for 
looking to cut a mere $61 billion from the rest of this year's budget. 
Our cuts only amount to 30 percent of the monthly deficit. 
Additionally, these cuts are only made in the discretionary portion of 
our budget.
  Tomorrow, in the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, we're 
going to look at new ObamaCare programs that have been locked away in 
the mandatory budget. One of these programs allows the HHS Secretary to 
spend unlimited sums of money. We have given the Secretary a credit 
card with no limit even though our national debt threatens the economic 
health of our Nation.
  It is time that we cut up the credit card and restore to Congress the 
power to set fiscal priorities. Slush funds and unlimited spending are 
just two more reasons why ObamaCare needs to be repealed.

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