[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             TOUR DE BLAME

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the sequester was a bad idea. I voted 
``no.'' It actually came from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, 
however. The House has voted twice to replace the President's sequester 
with other spending cuts. However, the ``siesta'' Senate ignored the 
House bills and did what it does best--nothing.
  Now, in the 11th hour, the President has disowned his sequester and 
instead has launched the taxpayer-funded tour de blame. He has also 
dispatched his Cabinet on a tour de fear. The White House ``sky is 
falling'' crowd says flights will be delayed and undocumented 
immigrants in custody will be freed. That is a Madison Avenue-style 
campaign to instill fear into Americans.
  The President holds the power to determine what bills will be paid, 
not Congress--but he does not have the will to prioritize spending or 
manage the people's money. He only knows one way to lead: tax more, 
spend more, and continue the tour de blame.
  And that's just the way it is.

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