Wayne Allard: “I will use a little more of my time. This is really important. It is an important time. I commend the chairman of the…”

“I will use a little more of my time. This is really important. It is an important time. I commend the chairman of the Budget Committee for working hard to try and hold down our deficits. I know he was very frustrated when the budget resolution was before the Senate earlier this year. I know he had some real hope of holding down spending even more than what finally ended up in the budget bill. I have supported him in trying to hold down the deficit. We do that by holding down spending. I know he seems somewhat frustrated now because he has not been able to do as much as he wanted to do to eliminate the deficit. I think it is important that we stand behind the Budget Committee members, that we stand behind the chairman of the Budget Committee in trying to reduce the deficit. Spending should not be running on automatic pilot. To keep this economy growing and keep it strong, we are just going to have to make some tough decisions. So I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting our chairman next week in a first step towards reducing the deficit. I yield the floor. ____________________”