Stephanie Herseth Sandlin: “country singer Alan Jackson croons, ``Who says you can't have it all?'' We need tax cuts in America. We deserve tax cuts…”

“country singer Alan Jackson croons, ``Who says you can't have it all?'' We need tax cuts in America. We deserve tax cuts in America. We support tax cuts in America. But the American public is not fooled by the charade that is before us today. It is time to do what the American people do every day. It is time to do what American families do, American farms, American businesses. We simply must know what our budget is before we pass massive tax cuts in this country. There is no other responsible way. Because make no mistake about it, Mr. Speaker, if we pass massive tax cuts without a budget, there is absolutely no way to address prescription drugs, to address education, to address military readiness in this country. The only way to do that is to spend the Social Security Trust Fund. That is just not right. In closing, let us reflect on the musings of President Herbert Hoover, he of fiscal fame, who said, ``Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.'' Mr. Speaker, we do not need another Herbert Hoover. We do not need anything like that. We need responsibility. We need discipline. We need a budget, Mr. Speaker.”