Emanuel Cleaver: “the other side will once again try to spin their 2007 budget as fiscally responsible. The American people know better.…”

“the other side will once again try to spin their 2007 budget as fiscally responsible. The American people know better. For 5 years now, Republicans have controlled both the Congress and the White House, and for 5 years our budget deficit has been spiraling out of control. Two years ago, former House majority leader Dick Armey told the Wall Street Journal, and I am quoting, ``I am sitting here and I am upset about the deficit and I am upset about spending. There is no way I can pin that on the Democrats. Republicans own the town.'' That is a former Republican leader talking about their fiscal irresponsibilities. For 5 years now those who own the town created the fourth largest budget deficit in American history. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the 2000 budget those who own the town plan to bring to the floor this week is the fourth most fiscally irresponsible budget in history, creating an additional $348 billion debt, and yet those who own the town try to claim their fiscal responsibility. Members of their own party don't even believe that anymore. ____________________”