[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        A BALANCED BUDGET IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, as I visited 100 businesses in 100 days 
last summer, the families who operate and work in those businesses were 
frustrated with Washington's inability to live within its means. The 
Federal Government's overspending is hurting their ability to grow. 
Why? Because small business owners know that there's no such thing as a 
free lunch. They know that the Federal Government's overspending will 
come back to us in the form of higher taxes and unfunded entitlements 
and a weaker economy.
  House Republican plans reduce government spending and enact much-
needed reforms. Perhaps most importantly, they balance the budget 
within 10 years.
  According to a recent op ed in The Wall Street Journal:

       The spending restraint and balanced-budget parts of the 
     House Budget Committee plan would boost the economy 
     immediately.

  It is time Washington starts being part of the solution. A balanced 
budget is good for the country and good for its people.

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