[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  REJECT THE CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE ACT

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues today to 
address H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act.
  House Republicans are bringing to the floor H.R. 2560, which is 
another attempt to enact the policies embedded in their budget 
resolution. However, this act is even more extreme because it mandates 
that the House and Senate approve a constitutional amendment imposing 
their political philosophy.
  While House Democrats have pushed for a balanced approach to minimize 
the deficit, Republican Members have pushed forward with a plan to end 
Medicare in order to preserve tax breaks for special interests, Big 
Oil, and corporations that transport jobs abroad. Throughout the 
process of negotiations, House Democrats have focused on protecting 
Medicare, strengthening the middle class, and creating jobs. America's 
middle class and seniors will suffer the most as the GOP continues to 
stand in the way of a reasonable, balanced deficit reduction agreement.
  The national unemployment rate is down to 9.1 percent; however, 8.8 
million jobs were lost. So I ask that we reject this bill coming up.

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