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“Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I include in the Record an editorial that appeared in the New York Times, entitled, ``Republican Budget Tantrum.'' The editorial concludes with this paragraph saying: ``The President's budget request is a detailed and worthy entry in the contest of ideas. Its aim is to move the Nation forward. If Republicans had compelling ideas and a similar commitment to progress, they would engage with the proposals in the budget. But they don't. So they won't.'' [From the New York Times, Feb. 9, 2016] Republican Budget Tantrum (By The Editorial Board) By law, dating back to 1921, the president of the United States must submit an annual budget request to Congress. On Tuesday, President Obama submitted his eighth and final budget. And like all presidential budgets, it is a statement of values and priorities, a blueprint for turning ideas into policies, a map of where the president wants to lead the country. This week, even before the president's budget was released, the Republican chairmen of the budget committees announced they would not even hold hearings with the White House budget director to discuss the proposal. Their decision is more than a break with tradition. It is a new low in Republican efforts to show disdain for Mr. Obama, which disrespects the presidency and, in the process, suffocates debate and impairs governing. Mr.…”