House Proceeding on Jul 22nd, 2009 :: 1:08:55 to 1:10:50
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Henry Cuellar: the future we have a way of providing for either by creating cuts or by raising revenues in other ways. that's what pay-go is all about and it's about doing it over a five-year and a 10-year period. mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield? mr. arcuri: with that, mr. speaker, i'd yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr.uellar. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Henry Cuellar

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Henry Cuellar: gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. cuellar: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to support th h.r. 2920. i rise because there's many americans who are living paycheck to paycheck, dollar by dollar. as i travel from laredo to the rio grande valley, my constituents around the country are gathering around the kitchen table trng to figure

1:09:35 to 1:09:55( Edit History Discussion )

Henry Cuellar: t how to make those hard financial decisions. they're making tough choices by which basic needs they can afford. many live by very a very simple principle, if you have $5 nen you should spend5 -- then you should spend $5. i stand in support of the pay-go legislation because it will rein in national spending

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Henry Cuellar: and will help us during these difficult times. if we return to the fiscal responsibility for -- philosophy we had in the 1990's when pay-go spending created record budget surpluses, we would change our economy. americans can't spend their money recklessly right now and our congress shouldn't either. our children deserve more and

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Henry Cuellar: the people in our nation deserve better. the pay-go legislation is a golden opportunity to get our bank account out of the red. it's time to stop the borrow and spend mentality. especially as we consider the health care reform bill. it's important that we spend taxpayer dollars wisely. i'm supportive of good

1:10:39 to 1:10:51( Edit History Discussion )

Henry Cuellar: government efforts to increase fiscal responsibility, to make sure we have effective, accountable and effective government. this is why the blue dogs have been supporting the performance-based budgeting