[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        BALANCED BUDGET PROPOSAL

  (Mr. CARNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to bring 
responsible budgeting to our Nation's Capitol. First of all, this means 
funding the government every year without a shutdown, but also it means 
balancing the budget.
  Since I have served in Congress, we have been consumed by fights over 
deficit reduction and budget priorities. We have gone from crisis to 
crisis, never coming up with a long-term plan. After the crisis is 
over, nothing happens.
  Recently, I introduced a balanced budget amendment that would add 
discipline to the budget process and require the government to spend 
within its means. Balanced budget proposals are not new. But unlike 
most proposals, my amendment protects Social Security, enables long-
term capital investments, and ensures that we can respond to 
emergencies.
  In Delaware, like most States, the law requires the State to have a 
balanced budget. As Delaware Secretary of Finance, I helped make that 
happen. We should hold the Federal Government to the same standard.
  If the United States is going to continue to be the strongest economy 
in the world, we need to address our budget deficits now. I urge my 
colleagues to bring order and responsibility to our budget process by 
passing my amendment.

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