But what we need to say over and over and over again, that instead of addressing the staggering deficits and debt that the Democrats, who were totally in control of the Congress--and that needs to be repeated over and over and over again--what they are running up in Washington, $714 billion in deficit spending in the first half of fiscal year 2010 alone. Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer are trying to shield their Members from taking any more "tough votes" during an election year. Or, as one Washington newspaper put it, without much else on the House agenda, they simply don't have any excuses not to do a budget beyond cowardice. Economists say that Washington needs to cut spending now to create jobs, but Democrats aren't listening. Out of touch Washington Democrats may think that by skipping the budget process this year, they can avoid the tough choices that come from governing. But they can't hide from our Nation's problems, especially when their job-killing agenda is making things worse.
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The speaker criticizes Democrats for high deficit spending and avoiding budget decisions.
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