On the recordJanuary 13, 2010
The gentleman is right on target with his comments. I just remind the Speaker, last spring the Republican Study Committee offered a balanced budget, something families and small business owners have to do every year and something local governments have to do. Unfortunately, the Federal Government never has to do that. RSC brought forth a balanced budget, and we plan to do the same thing this year because we understand that we cannot continue what that chart shows, not only for present-day America, but as the gentleman points out, because of what it means for our kids and grandkids. So we will bring that balanced budget back. It does the right things. It keeps in place those good tax cuts that were put in place in 2001 and 2003, protects Social Security, protects Medicare and national defense during this time we find ourselves in, and cuts spending, which we have to do. We have to make those tough decisions and do the right thing.
