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On the recordJune 9, 2010
Here's one way the American people can tell that it's an election year. After racking up record deficits, congressional Democrats are now trying to run away from the truth about their out-of-control spending. Last fiscal year, Democrats in Congress tallied a record $1.4 trillion of deficit spending. Through the first 7 months of this year, they've already overspent by $800 billion. So it's no wonder, with elections coming up in just a few months, that they don't want you to know how much deficit spending they plan to do next year. That's why we have no budget. House Democrats are not putting a budget on the table. They don't want to own up to their numbers. They don't want you to see another trillion dollars added to the deficit. So they'll just leave the books open without a plan and spend without restraint. About the only thing that will stop them is if the American people speak up and say this is not acceptable. We sent you to Congress to lead; so write a budget.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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The speaker criticizes congressional Democrats for record deficit spending and lack of a budget.

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