[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE PLAN

  (Mr. HENSARLING asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, every day in my district in Texas, I 
hear from small business people who tell me, I'm afraid to hire new 
workers because I think this national debt will end up bankrupting my 
business, not to mention my country.
  The American people are saying to Washington, quit spending money we 
don't have.
  So today, House Republicans will bring to the floor the Cut, Cap, and 
Balance plan. Cut Federal spending at least back to its 2008 levels. 
Who is going around saying government wasn't big enough before Barack 
Obama came here?
  Cap it. Let's make sure government doesn't grow beyond our ability to 
pay for it.
  And then balance. Small businesses, families, States, everyone has to 
balance their budget except for the Federal Government. Is there any 
mystery why we have $14 trillion of debt? There is no other credible 
plan on the table that avoids default and solves the problem.
  The Senate, 800 days, no budget. The President, he gives us a speech, 
not a plan. And the only thing he has put on the table is more job-
killing tax increases on small businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, that doesn't work. It is time for cut, cap, and balance.

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