[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4954]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  PARTISAN EXTREMISM REACHES A NEW LOW

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise this morning in objection to 
the Republican leadership's blatant disregard for the Constitution.
  Republicans' partisan extremism reached a new low this week with the 
willingness to ignore some of the most basic fundamentals of our 
Constitution. They have come up with a scheme called ``deem and pass.'' 
I am outraged that the Republicans could believe that their job-killing 
budget could become law with just the approval of the House of 
Representatives. Every American should be offended by such an extreme, 
reckless, and clearly unconstitutional scheme.
  Madam Speaker, Americans want Congress to move beyond the partisan 
extremism and political theater. It is time to negotiate a budget in 
good faith that invests in our future, protects our families, and helps 
move America toward greater economic recovery and prosperity.

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