[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12335-12336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          BALANCING THE BUDGET

  (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to thank every 
vocal constituent and American for pushing us up to this point today 
when we will consider a tax-free and sensible budget control plan in 
exchange for raising our Nation's debt ceiling.
  Is it perfect? Far from it. Will I vote for it today? Yes. The 
alternatives are too scary to comprehend.
  No matter how many times you try to put them down or call them names, 
the Tea Party movement and many others that share their views have had 
a monumental impact on the debt ceiling debate. Know this: If left to 
its own devices, Washington would have completed just another 
perfunctory raising of the debt ceiling, or worse, more taxes and more 
spending.
  Call them hobbits. Call them what you like. I call the Tea Party and 
others who wish to fight to get this country on a proper fiscal 
trajectory true patriots.
  The reality here on Earth, Mr. Speaker, is that America is a great 
Nation, and we wish to remain that way.

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