Republicans Offer a Commonsense Budget Proposal

REPUBLICANS OFFER A COMMONSENSE BUDGET PROPOSAL -- (House of Representatives - October 20, 2005)

(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, when American families face financial crises, they make important sacrifices and responsible decisions to get their family budget back on track.

As the Federal Government continues to pay for the rising cost of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Congress must also make necessary sacrifices and follow a strict budget. House Republicans are leading the effort to reduce spending and have recently proposed commonsense reforms to eliminate 98 Federal programs, saving more than $4.3 billion.

Democrats' opposition to this proposal is, unfortunately, not surprising. Led by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), Democratic leader, they have tried to increase Federal spending by tens of billions of dollars at every stage of the legislative process. Earlier this year, not a single Democratic House Member supported the lean budget that passed the Congress. Democrats seem to view the budget as a credit card, and when the bill gets too high, they pay for the bill by simply raising taxes on the American people.

In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September 11.

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