On the recordMarch 19, 2013
I remember when $1.4 trillion was a lot of money. 1.4 trillion dollars is the amount of money the Federal budget increases under the House Republican budget proposal--an average of $140 billion a year, 40 percent over the decade. But listening to my House Democratic colleagues, you would believe our budget cuts spending to the bone. You would believe that our Federal Government can't survive on a penny less than a $2.1 trillion increase. Admittedly, that $700 billion is a lot of money. It's 50 percent more than requested under the House Republican budget proposal. But it is important to remember that every penny of that $700 billion is borrowed from the future of the young people growing up in this great country today. Mr. Speaker, families all across America balance their budget. The Federal Government should balance its budget, too. ____________________
