[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12335]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   COMPROMISE AND A BALANCED APPROACH

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, Republicans claim that they want to lower the 
government spending, but they sure have a funny way of showing it. 
First, they refused to compromise with the President on a proposal that 
would lower the deficit by $4 trillion. Now they refuse to compromise 
on a long-term plan that would result in meaningful deficit reduction.
  Even after the stock market plunged yesterday, Republicans still 
refuse to compromise. Why? Because they're more interested in scoring 
political points and protecting the tax breaks for the ultrarich 
corporations that ship jobs overseas.
  We must not balance the budget on the backs of our seniors and the 
poor by cutting Social Security and Medicare. We need a balanced 
approach. We need to work together. No taxes, no jobs.
  Let's stop this dangerous game of chicken before we have an economic 
disaster. We must compromise, and it shouldn't be ``my way or the 
highway.''

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