[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4321-4322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TAX DAY AND NO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is tax day, April 15. It is 
also the day that, by law, the U.S. Congress is supposed to introduce a 
budget.
  Mr. Speaker, the sad truth is that the Republican House leadership is 
failing to meet even this most basic responsibility. Despite Speaker 
Ryan's promise months ago to return this House to regular order and 
restore the American people's faith that this body is working to 
address the needs of everyday Americans, House Republicans cannot even 
bring themselves to agree on a budget for us to vote on.
  Hardworking American families deserve a Congress that invests in the 
future, protects their safety, and creates

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a level playing field for them and their children to succeed. 
Hardworking Americans deserve a Congress that will address the growing 
threat of the Zika virus, which we now know is becoming more of a 
threat and causes birth defects. We need to address it.
  Democrats will continue to press for a budget that creates jobs, 
raises the paychecks of the American people, and keeps them safe, while 
reducing the budget in a balanced and responsible way.

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