Mike Pence: “In 2006, the American people looked at a sea of debt and deficit spending and said, Enough is enough, and President Bush…”

“In 2006, the American people looked at a sea of debt and deficit spending and said, Enough is enough, and President Bush got the message. In using his veto pen in the Water Resources Development Act, the President is exercising the fiscal discipline that the American people demand of this Congress. But the question today is, did the Congress get the message? Even The Washington Post said, and I quote, this last Sunday: ``Mr. Bush is a bit late in trying to recover his party's reputation for fiscal conservatism.'' But they go on to say: ``And he's right: after all, the Senate and House versions of the legislation tipped the scales at $14 billion and $15 billion, respectively.'' And the compromise that lawmakers came together with is $23 billion. The American people long for a Congress and a national government that will embrace fiscal discipline and reform. I urge my colleagues, respectively, support the President's veto. Say ``yes'' to a renewed commitment to fiscal discipline and reform.”