Pence Calls for Action on Federal Budget
"The Patience of the American People is Wearing Thin and So is Mine"
Contact: Matt Lloyd, 202-226-4379; mikepence.house.gov
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 /Standard Newswire/ -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today regarding the need to address our nation's budget crisis immediately:
Click here to view Rep. Pence's Floor Speech
"Two weeks ago after 90 hours of debate, House Republicans in this majority passed a long-term funding resolution that found more than $100 billion in savings off the president’s budget, it defunded their government takeover of health care and it even denied all federal funding to Planned Parenthood of America.
"But while House Republicans have done the people's business at this moment the Senate has virtually done nothing except find a way to fund the government for another two weeks, and the White House just appointed a few negotiators yesterday, just two short days before funding would have run out to begin with.
"Well look, the patience of the American people is wearing thin and so is mine. Our nation is facing a fiscal crisis of epic proportions--$1.65 trillion in deficits this year and a $14 trillion national debt.
"The time to put our fiscal house in order is now. No more delays. No more kicking the cans.
"Let's have the debate. Let's hash it out. Let's defund ObamaCare. Let's defund Planned Parenthood.
"And let's use this moment to have this fight to make a down payment on restoring fiscal sanity to Washington, D.C."
Contact: Matt Lloyd, 202-226-4379; mikepence.house.gov
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 /Standard Newswire/ -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today regarding the need to address our nation's budget crisis immediately:
Click here to view Rep. Pence's Floor Speech
"Two weeks ago after 90 hours of debate, House Republicans in this majority passed a long-term funding resolution that found more than $100 billion in savings off the president’s budget, it defunded their government takeover of health care and it even denied all federal funding to Planned Parenthood of America.
"But while House Republicans have done the people's business at this moment the Senate has virtually done nothing except find a way to fund the government for another two weeks, and the White House just appointed a few negotiators yesterday, just two short days before funding would have run out to begin with.
"Well look, the patience of the American people is wearing thin and so is mine. Our nation is facing a fiscal crisis of epic proportions--$1.65 trillion in deficits this year and a $14 trillion national debt.
"The time to put our fiscal house in order is now. No more delays. No more kicking the cans.
"Let's have the debate. Let's hash it out. Let's defund ObamaCare. Let's defund Planned Parenthood.
"And let's use this moment to have this fight to make a down payment on restoring fiscal sanity to Washington, D.C."