[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 260]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE MUST PASS A BUDGET

  (Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today is day 1,000; 1,000 
days since the Senate Democrats last passed a budget.
  To put that in perspective, I asked my Twitter followers and my 
Facebook friends to tell me what they've done in the last 1,000 days. 
I'd like to share some of the comments.
  One says, Between my home and my small business, over 60 monthly 
budgets have been taken care of, and they are getting harder and harder 
to balance.
  Another said, Cut our family debt by $60,000 in 1 year, removed two 
car payments, and finished my bachelor's degree while working full time 
being a father and getting ready for a business launch.
  Another said, Finished 75 college credits, watched over 100 films, 
directed 16 hours of TV, and tutored over 1,000 hours.
  Final one. My son made one overseas deployment, started his second 
one, finished his master's degree at Georgia Tech since the last 
budget.
  Mr. Speaker, one thing is very clear: The American people are working 
hard. The House of Representatives, we are working hard with 27 jobs 
bills and counting fast. The only question, Mr. Speaker, is when will 
the Senate join us.

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