On the recordApril 15, 2011
I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I want to thank all the members of the Republican Study Committee, Mr. Chairman, for their work on this budget. I also want to thank Chairman Ryan for the work on his budget and the committee's work there too, and in particular, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett), the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney), and the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock) for their work in putting this together. The RSC budget, as the gentleman from New Jersey has mentioned, keeps tax rates low because we believe in economic growth; starts the process of saving Medicare and Social Security; protects national defense, which, after all, is that area we are supposed to constitutionally spend taxpayer dollars on. But most importantly, what the Republican Study Committee budget does is it balances. It does what every single family, ever single small business owner, every single State government and local government has to do: it actually puts forth a budget that balances, lives within your means, doesn't spend more than you take in, gets to balance within a definable period of time. That is why we think this is appropriate, particularly when you think about the fiscal situation our Nation is in. So I stand here in support of the budget and commend the gentleman from New Jersey for the great work that he has done.
