House Passes Reasonable Budget Resolution

HOUSE PASSES REASONABLE BUDGET RESOLUTION

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week House Republicans voted to pass the fiscal year 2007 House budget resolution. I was pleased to support a reasonable budget that will fund our top priorities, continue our program policies, and increase accountability within Federal Government programs. I was especially pleased to see this budget will help cut the Federal deficit in half by 2009 without implementing any tax increases.

Yet, in keeping with their record of being the party of no, Democrats voted ``no'' on this budget. They voted ``no'' to even the smallest attempts on holding the line on spending, and they voted ``no'' to reforming outdated and ineffective government programs. You see, Democrats would rather just raise taxes on hardworking families.

Mr. Speaker, you can rest assured that House Republicans are going to continue to work to keep taxes low and maintain the pro-growth economic policies that have created 32 consecutive months of job growth. After all, if there is something we should all be saying ``no'' to, it is the Democrats' tax and spend mentality.

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