Blaine Luetkemeyer: “One of the top issues on people's minds these days is Washington's never-ending spending binge and the need for…”

“One of the top issues on people's minds these days is Washington's never-ending spending binge and the need for responsible budgeting. The American people know that reining in this wild spending spree starts with balancing our budget. But wait a minute. The majority party has now indicated that the House might not even consider a budget resolution this year. It is vital for the House to submit a budget resolution that will start the budget process in this Chamber and crack down on the out-of-control spending that has the government borrowing 42 percent of the money we spend this year. If you are a businessperson, you have a budget. Most people even have a budget for their household. Our States have budgets. But yet, why would we think it is not important for the Federal Government to have a budget? If this were not so serious, it would be comical. The question, then, is why does the majority not want to do a budget? The answer is obvious. There are tough choices that have to be made to rein in this out-of-control spending, and there is no political will to make those choices. Spending is easy; making cuts is hard. Failure to budget is failure to govern.”