[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RESPONSIBLE GOP HOUSE BUDGET

  (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. WAGNER. Every day families in Missouri's Second Congressional 
District create budgets, set priorities, and live within their means. 
Yet Senate Democrats have failed to pass a budget in 4 years, and 
President Obama refuses to submit his budget on time to the American 
people.
  With our national debt now exceeding $16 trillion, our country is on 
an unsustainable path. That's why House Republicans released a plan 
that balances our budget in 10 years with smart reforms and cuts.
  This budget will cut wasteful spending, reform our broken Tax Code, 
protect and strengthen our national security, and repair our social 
safety net to make sure that these are strong and sustainable for 
future generations.
  In stark contrast, Senate Democrats introduced a budget that raises 
taxes by an additional $1 trillion, adds $4 trillion to our national 
debt, and sets a course that never ever balances the budget.
  Instead of raising taxes and taking more of your hard-earned money, 
it's time we start lifting up and fighting for nurses, teachers, 
carpenters, and shop owners, and stop growing government and giving 
away taxpayer bailouts that only result in less money in our pocket and 
a mortgaging of our children's future.

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