Mr. Speaker, in 2006, the current House majority leader said enacting a budget was ``the most basic responsibility of governing.'' Now he says that the Democratic majority will not even pass a budget this year. The House has passed a budget every year since the Budget Act became law in 1974. If House Republicans had failed to pass a budget during an economic crisis such as this, it would be the lead story on every network news program and the lead editorial in every newspaper. Instead, the national media have collectively yawned and have given the Democrats a free pass. The Democratic majority doesn't want to pass a budget because it will expose their run-away spending. Americans want Congress to pass a responsible budget that will get government spending under control and reduce the national debt. ____________________
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