Cliff Stearns: “Let me just reiterate what my good friend from Virginia said. The Budget chairman here in the U.S. House of…”

“Let me just reiterate what my good friend from Virginia said. The Budget chairman here in the U.S. House of Representatives said, ``If you can't budget, you can't govern.'' Let's take him at his word. I think everybody on this side of the aisle believes that that is very true. It's becoming increasingly clear, however, that House Democrats cannot come up with a budget. American families come up with a budget, but continually Democrats sidestep it and show no progress towards trying to even attempt to create a budget. This Congress has set upon an agenda where it's the first time since 1974 where there will be no budget passed in the House of Representatives. Without a budget, there are no controls in place to rein in this spending. It's a sign that Congress lacks the leadership to set a framework to limit spending or control entitlement growth. Not passing a budget resolution sends a message to the American taxpayers that Congress is not serious about addressing the fiscal crisis we have here and they are unable to meet the challenges of uncontrolled spending. While the Democrat leadership talks a good game, we have yet to see any action.”