FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 25, 2010
Contact: Adam Buckalew
FLOOR SPEECH: DEMOCRATS’ BUDGET FAILURE;
REPUBLICAN SOLUTIONS
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) delivered the following remarks today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the Democrats’ failure to produce a budget resolution and Republican solutions to create jobs.
“Spending will reach a record $3.8 trillion for FY 2011 with $1.6 trillion of that being money we don’t have and this same White House budget proposes $1.8 trillion in tax increases by the year 2020.
“Yet for the first time in more than 35 years, the House will fail to produce a budget. The failure of the Democratic leadership to responsibly construct a budget resolution threatens job creation, explodes spending and deficits, and intensifies America’s debt crisis.
“The Majority must produce a budget if it is going to govern properly. House Republicans will continue to reach out to Democratic Members with solutions to boost our economy. Unfortunately, the President and his Democratic allies in the House have failed to engage Republicans on the principle issues facing our country.
“My faith is in the American entrepreneur and our small businesses – not the federal government – to create jobs. Give the taxpayers what they deserve: A fiscally responsible budget that spends much less, cuts taxes and reduces our national debt.”
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