Martha Roby: “We face a budget crisis in this country. America is broke. Without bold action, our budget situation will get worse, not…”

“We face a budget crisis in this country. America is broke. Without bold action, our budget situation will get worse, not better. We also face a severe economic recession. The current national unemployment rate is 9.0 percent, and it has been as high as 10.1 percent back in April of 2009. With so many Americans out of work, the Federal Government should be doing everything in its power to encourage economic growth--not discourage it. Cutting spending is critical to creating a pro-growth environment. Cutting spending is essential to free market job creation. House Republicans are the only group in Washington showing leadership on this issue. We have voted repeatedly to cut spending in the short term, and we have passed a budget that would reduce spending by $6.2 trillion over 10 years. By contrast, it has been more than 750 days since Senate Democrats have even passed a budget. Recently, Senator Reid said: ``There's no need to have a Democratic budget, in my opinion. It would be foolish for us to do a budget at this stage.'' That is a breathtaking statement for two important reasons: First, the Senate is required by law under the Congressional Budget Act to pass a budget. Second, working families all across America live within their means every single day by following a family budget. It's simple. They don't spend what they don't have. So I ask: Why shouldn't Democrats in the Senate live by the same rule?…”