Pence Calls Lack of Budget from House Democrats “An Historic Failure of Leadership”

Pence Calls Lack of Budget from House Democrats “An Historic Failure of Leadership”

JUNE 22, 2010

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement in response to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s speech today announcing that House Democrats will not pass a budget this year:

“House Democrats are making history again, but for all the wrong reasons. Last year they were responsible for adding $1.9 trillion to the national debt. This year they won’t even propose an annual budget resolution, marking the first time that has happened since the current budget rules were established in 1974. This is an historic failure of leadership.

“House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer once said, ‘The most basic responsibility of governing’ is ‘enacting a budget.’ He now admits that his party, with its overwhelming majority in the House, will shirk that responsibility this year. But that won’t stop Democrats from their out of control spending. Through the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the federal government amassed $935 billion in deficit spending.

“The American people are tired of the Democrats’ habit of taxing, spending, and borrowing too much. Without a budget blueprint, those dangerous trends will grow worse and will pile massive debt on our children and grandchildren.”

 

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For additional information, contact:

The House Republican Conference Press Office at (202) 226-9000 or
Matt Lloyd (matt.lloyd@mail.house.gov)
Mary Vought (mary.vought@mail.house.gov)