[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            BUDGET AND JOBS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, the first Monday in February every year is 
supposed to be the day the President releases his budget, but this year 
the budget was delayed a week. Last year the budget was delayed a week 
also. The release date for the budget has been the same for decades, 
yet this administration seems to be incapable of completing their work 
on time.
  Back when I was a high school teacher, turning in your work a week or 
two late meant you failed. Now is no time to fail on budgetary matters, 
not when we are $15 trillion in debt and have deficits every year of 
more than a trillion dollars.
  The Senate hasn't passed a budget in more than 1,000 days. We need a 
realistic plan to get our country back on track. When the House put 
forward a plan last year, it was met with an attack that the 
nonpartisan PolitiFact called ``the lie of the year.''
  The Federal budget affects every American, especially those who are 
looking for jobs. Right now, uncertainty abounds and employers wonder 
whether destructive taxes will hold back growth.
  Let's get back on a sound fiscal track. Let's end the uncertainty. 
Let's pass a budget on time again this year.

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