[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PERMANENT ACCOUNTABILITY FROM WASHINGTON

  (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, this evening is a moment in history. Very 
few times does this House vote to advance an amendment to the United 
States Constitution, but we did it today. And the gentlelady from Ohio, 
she just talked about what Americans talk about at home. It's about 
balancing your checkbook. It's about not spending more than you take 
in. We don't have a problem with too few taxes here in Washington. We 
have a problem with too much spending. Mr. Speaker, we still borrow 41 
cents out of every $1, and we're borrowing a lot of that money from the 
Chinese.
  What this bill we passed tonight will do is put us on a track to pass 
a balanced budget amendment--what Americans are calling for: permanent 
accountability from Washington. No more spending tricks, no more budget 
gimmicks. Just do what every American family and business has to do. 
Just balance our budget.

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