[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SEQUESTRATION

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the President is wrong to suggest taking more 
money away from the American people would ease the effects of his 
sequester or correct the debt crisis his policies have exacerbated.
  Despite high tax revenue, Washington has been overspending by at 
least $1 trillion each year of the Obama Presidency. When families run 
out of money, they do the smart thing--stop spending so much. 
Washington has to do the same, but arbitrarily cutting budgets through 
sequestration isn't the best way.
  Twice since last summer, House Republicans passed legislation to 
achieve the same savings while completely removing the indiscriminate 
threat of sequestration. Our plans targeted waste and limited 
government growth. The President threatened to veto our proposals 
because they didn't include taxes, and the Senate never agreed on a 
sequester alternative.
  As the President's sequester begins to take effect, I will continue 
to advocate for common sense: replacing the arbitrary cuts with less 
wasteful spending and reforms to debt-driving programs.

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