[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15576]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           BALANCED SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, our Nation is at a precipice. We find 
ourselves at this point after years of government neglect in addressing 
the fiscal challenges facing our Nation. With uncontrolled spending, 
explosive entitlement obligations, and a cumbersome Tax Code, our 
Nation is drowning in red ink and red tape.
  Our government is ripe for serious and comprehensive reform. As the 
end of the year draws near, we have an opportunity to come together as 
a Congress to create long-term solutions to the challenges facing our 
country. Band-Aid efforts will not work and will ultimately make our 
problems worse. We must reform our entitlement programs, we must 
simplify the Tax Code, and we have to reduce spending and get our 
budget back in balance.
  We cannot tax, borrow, and spend our way to prosperity as a Nation; 
but working together, I believe we can and must arrive at balanced 
solutions that involve ideas from both parties. Our Nation is better 
than the partisanship that has blocked needed reform to fix these 
problems.
  Mr. Speaker, now is our moment. Together, let's renew the spirit and 
promise of our great Nation.

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