[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1019]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           WHERE'S THE BUDGET

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 6, 2013

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Groundhog Day has come and gone.
  The little fella did not see his shadow, and once again, Congress saw 
no budget from the White House.
  That's right, Mr. Speaker, for the fourth time in five years this 
Administration has missed its legally required deadline to submit a 
budget.
  The Budget Act of 1974 says: ``On or after the first Monday in 
January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, 
the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for 
the following fiscal year.''
  But once again the White House ignores laws it doesn't like.
  Ironically, the Administration missed the legal deadline the same day 
that the ``No Budget No Pay'' act was signed into law.
  That law freezes pay for Members of Congress unless we pass our own 
budget by April 15.
  Last year, the President's tardy budget failed to receive a single 
vote in either Chamber.
  So what's the plan now?
  Show us the budget.
  Your move, Mr. President.
  And that's just the way it is.

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