[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11010]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

  (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, in spite of the empty rhetoric of 
politicians who promise now and pay later, not even the United States 
Federal Government can run from the simple principles of economics. 
When a family continues to spend more than they make, debt will crush 
them. It will strain their relationships and consume their thoughts. 
Parents look at their children and wonder how they will afford college.
  Motivated by their love, Mom and Dad pull out the checkbook, they go 
to the kitchen table, and they make a plan. What are we spending now? 
How can we spend less? Where can we make do? And how can we put us back 
in the black? Mr. Speaker, that's called a budget. It works in Indiana. 
And if it works well enough for us Hoosiers, it's good enough for the 
Federal Government.
  Unfortunately, it's been over 800 days since the Senate even passed a 
budget. Both parties have their fair share in the blame for running us 
into the red. A balanced budget amendment, however, ought to get 
bipartisan support here in Washington.
  Now is the time for action.

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