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On the recordJune 9, 2010
I am glad the gentleman was forthright that he tried to kill the bill that passed the House, went to the Senate and died, the GSE reform bill. The gentleman did say he voted against it, and he did. I would also remind the gentleman, today is today, and where's the budget? Where's the budget for the House to vote on? Where's the budget? Deafening silence. We should be doing the budget, the budget where the people of the United States find out what the glide path and direction should be for this country for all this spending. Deafening silence, Madam Speaker. Where's the leadership there? We were talking about a small FHA bill. How about for the United States, all the spending that's going to happen?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is criticizing the lack of a budget and leadership in Congress regarding spending.

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