[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1628]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PRESIDENT OBAMA'S BUDGET

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the President's 
budget proposal which was released yesterday.
  While I appreciate the President putting forth his vision for the 
future of our Nation, that vision is neither one that our Nation can 
afford, nor one that I can support.
  Each year, the President brings us a budget that increases spending, 
raises taxes, and seeks trillions upon trillions of new debt upon our 
great Nation. If the Republican-led House had agreed to these budget 
requests, our Federal Government would be 20 percent larger today.
  This year, the President's budget proposal proposes another $8.5 
trillion in deficits that will push our debt to well over $26 trillion 
in the next 10 years, slowing our economy and leaving the next 
generation with the legacy of higher taxes and less opportunity.
  Mr. Speaker, we must work together--Democrats and Republicans--to 
balance our budget by cutting wasteful spending, holding the line on 
spending increases, reforming programs, and reducing the size of 
government.
  Kansans know and the American people know that a leaner, more 
efficient and effective government is critical to strengthening our 
economy and creating prosperity and opportunity for every American.

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