[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           LACK OF LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, with respect to a possible shutdown, I have 
to say that this is a direct result of a distinct lack of leadership.
  Former Speaker Pelosi showed no leadership in not even attempting to 
submit a 2011 budget in the 111th Congress. Senator Reid has been 
totally unwilling to submit an alternative 2011 budget, and the 
President, until this week, has totally checked out of the process.
  This country desperately needs leadership. Speaker Boehner has been 
providing that leadership as he has been fully engaged and has 
submitted a number of excellent 2011 budget proposals, but he can't do 
it by himself.
  Mr. President and Senator Reid, it is not too late to step up and 
provide the kind of leadership this country wants and desperately 
needs. Do the right thing now. Agree to this legislation that will help 
get this country back on sound fiscal footing.

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