[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      GET TO WORK AND PASS A BILL

  (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it's been 45 days since 
House Republicans passed a bill to cut $100 billion in Federal 
spending, spending that quite honestly the prior Congress didn't have 
to spend and should have never appropriated.
  I want to remind you that we are here today because Senator Reid, the 
Democrats in the House, and the President when they were in charge last 
year chose not to pass a budget. It was irresponsible of them then and 
it is irresponsible of them now to continue to do nothing.
  House Republicans spent 72 hours debating spending bills. We held 107 
votes on spending amendments. Senate Democrats, 4 hours, four votes--4 
hours and four votes in 45 days, Mr. Speaker.
  I want you to think about that. It's unacceptable.
  Senator Reid needs to get to work and pass a bill. The American 
people need it. American livelihoods are depending on it. Senator Reid 
just needs to wake up in the morning, put on his big-boy britches, come 
to the Capitol, pass the bill, and help us reduce this big hairy 
deficit.

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