[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13245]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HOUSE STANDS READY TO WORK

  (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, it is a shame that the Democrat controlled 
Senate voted today to adjourn for over a month, and they haven't even 
voted on a budget for 1,191 days.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a $3.5 trillion enterprise, and the Democrat-
controlled Senate, led by Majority Leader Reid, voted to adjourn for 
over a month so that when they come back it will be 1,240 days since 
they haven't voted on a budget.
  Mr. Speaker, the House did what it had to do. It voted on a budget. 
It voted to extend the current tax rates to all citizens, and we are 
here ready to work. We ask the Senate to reconsider the decision, Mr. 
Speaker. That's what we ought to do. We ask them to come back in and 
work with us to finally pass a budget.

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