[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10579]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TIME TO GET OUR FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with grave concern over our 
country's economy and fiscal condition. For too long, Washington has 
borrowed money to finance government, and today our Nation's leaders 
continue to meet to discuss this looming crisis. We all know that this 
crisis is spending driven. It's not that government taxes too little; 
it's that government spends too much.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people know that the policies of tax, 
borrow, and spend will not lead us to prosperity as a Nation. Taking 
more money from hardworking Americans and sending it to Washington is 
not the answer. Rather, it's time for Washington to roll up its 
sleeves, get to work, and live within its means, just like families and 
small businesses have to do all across this country. It's time to enact 
significant spending cuts, put in place caps on future spending, and 
pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
  Mr. Speaker, if we are to rebuild our Nation's economy and put 
Americans back to work together, we must put our own fiscal house in 
order first.

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