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On the recordApril 10, 2013
Mr. Speaker, the President finally decided to join the budget discussion today. Good. It's high time he got off the sidelines. The contrast between the President's budget and the balanced House Republican budget is stark. The President relies on stimulus and taxes; House Republicans rely on government-spending restraint and reform to achieve economic growth. If recent history is any indication, we chose the better path. Examine this President's track record of growing the economy: government spending is up, workforce participation is down; national debt is up, family take-home pay is down. If President Obama's trillion-dollar stimulus didn't work, how is a shallow imitation going to help us now? The President's budget will never balance and will yield an endless string of deficits. The Republican Path to Prosperity requires Washington to make due with a little less and keeps money in the private sector where it can be invested in job creation, expansion, and real economic growth. The American people waited 65 days for the President's budget. They deserve more than stimulus and taxes. ____________________
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Virginia Foxx
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