Jim Banks: “Woman, I was proud this year to lead the Republican Study Committee's effort in creating and drafting our own budget as…”

“Woman, I was proud this year to lead the Republican Study Committee's effort in creating and drafting our own budget as part of the Budget and Spending Task Force. I gathered together with several of my colleagues, coming from different States and different views, and we worked tirelessly for months to produce a budget that would cut wasteful government spending by $12.6 trillion over a 6-year time period. This is not just the only budget offered in this body that balances. It is the only budget that has been offered at all. The fact that my friends on the other side of the aisle refuse to even offer a budget shows a stunning lack of leadership. This is my third amendment to cut across the board 14 percent in each of the divisions of these minibuses. {time} 2115 My amendment reflects the values of the RSC budget and is a necessary first step toward eventually achieving a balanced budget. Madam Chair, I will continue to come back to this floor and offer this amendment time and time again because I refuse to condemn my daughters to a less prosperous America than the one that every Member of this Chamber has been blessed to know. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”