[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        BUILDING A BETTER BUDGET

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk to you today about the 
importance of responsible budget-making in our government. Budgets are 
moral documents that reflect our priorities as a Nation. For the sake 
of our economy, this Congress must turn back from the current 
brinksmanship and obstruction, and must return to the practice of 
negotiation and compromise.
  The proposed budget and across-the-board spending cuts to domestic 
programs are continuing to slam families, children, seniors, veterans, 
and persons with disabilities in the congressional district that I 
represent. Impacts to Texas include $9 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits 
over 10 years, almost $32 billion in cuts to health care for Texas 
seniors, and the loss of over 5,000 jobs for our Texas educators.
  We should focus on improving our education, on strengthening old 
infrastructure, on investing in advanced domestic manufacturing, and in 
paving the way for the future.
  Let's show the American people that compromise and negotiation are 
not a thing of the past and that Washington can work together on their 
behalf. As elected leaders, we owe it to the American people to do the 
jobs we were sent here to do.

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