[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4420-4421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MISSED BUDGET DEADLINE

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, there is something important for the 
American people to know: today is the day, April 15, that the law 
requires that Congress enact a budget resolution. Obviously, that ain't 
gonna happen. However, the Republican-led Budget Committee did share a 
budget blueprint with the GOP leadership. Ultimately, the leadership 
decided that it wasn't harsh enough on families, seniors, or children 
to pass through a Republican majority.

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  A Federal budget should be a reflection of our values as a Nation, 
and the details of the rumored proposal of a road to ruin that the 
Republicans want to release are just not good. Apparently, the attempt 
to end the Medicare guarantee for seniors, to repeal the Affordable 
Care Act, and to block investments in good-paying jobs was not 
sufficiently brutal enough for the radicals within the Republican 
Party. If this version of the budget could not muster enough support to 
be brought to the House floor for a vote, I fear what the Republican 
majority will actually propose.
  House Democrats should continue to press for a budget that creates 
jobs, grows paychecks, and invests in the future of the American 
people, like we always do. We believe in those values, and that is what 
we will continue to fight for.

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