[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 475]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NO BUDGET, NO PAY

  (Mrs. BLACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, as a charter member of the Fix Congress Now 
Caucus and as an early supporter of No Budget, No Pay, I am very 
excited that this legislation will be voted on in the House later 
today.
  We on the House Budget Committee work hard to pass a responsible 
budget each year, but the Democrat-controlled Senate refuses to do the 
same. In fact, it has been nearly 4 years since the Senate has passed a 
budget. Since that time, the Federal Government has racked up annual 
deficits exceeding $1 trillion; and, in total, more than $5 trillion 
has been added to our national debt in just 4 years. If we stay on our 
current path of record deficits, big government and unfunded 
entitlement programs, Greece's present will be America's future.
  A massive debt crisis is surely not the future we want for our 
children or our grandchildren. Fiscal responsibility and accountability 
in the Halls of Congress cannot wait. Today, we will take an important 
step in the House to force the Senate to either do its job or face the 
consequences. It's simple: no budget, no pay.

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