    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book I)]
    [April 28, 2005]
    [Pages 679-680]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on House of Representatives Passage of a Budget Framework
    Resolution
    April 28, 2005

        I applaud the House for passing a budget framework that protects
    America, helps economic growth, funds our priorities, and keeps us on
    track to cut the deficit in half by 2009. This is a responsible budget
    that reins in spending to limits not seen in years. I appreciate the
    Members of Congress in the House and the Senate who worked hard to
    produce this agreement and who support its passage. It is not the
    Government's money that gets spent in Washington, DC. It is the people's
    money, and taxpayer dollars must be spent wisely or not spent at all.

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