[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3659-3660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TWO VISIONS FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE

  (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, Americans have a choice of two contrasting 
visions for our Nation's future.
  One vision features higher taxes, more debt, and greater burdens on 
hardworking families. The administration's budget would drown our 
Nation $27 trillion in debt. It would never ever balance.

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  Its proponents pat themselves on the back for running these annual 
deficits, saying they have and could be worse. Only in D.C. is a half-
trillion dollar deficit greeted with a pat on the back.
  Further, if Congress had accepted the administration's previous 
budget proposals, the Federal Government would be 20 percent larger 
today, more bloated, and less efficient.
  The other vision put forth by Congress leads to a balanced budget at 
the end of the decade, and it stops devastating tax increases. The 
congressional budget reduces spending by over $5.5 trillion and calls 
for a fairer and simpler Tax Code so small businesses can create jobs 
and provide the better-paying jobs Americans are desperate for.
  Mr. Speaker, Congress' proposal actually invests in the future and 
places our Nation on a path towards paying off our debt--rather than 
adding to it--by making government more efficient, effective, and 
accountable.
  Now is the time for the parties to work together to implement a 
vision that keeps our Nation on the path to prosperity, that keeps debt 
off the backs of working families, and that balances our Federal 
budget.

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