Date: 2015-03-25
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Chairman. I yield myself the balance of my time. I think it is important to recognize that the Congressional Budget Office actually says that our budget grows GDP at the end of the 10year window that we talk about. In order to turn this battleship in a direction. it takes a little while. but we are prepared to do that. We are offering positive solutions. I want to revisit. though. the debt. Admiral Mike Mullen. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. was asked just a few years ago what the greatest security threat to the United States was. The highest ranking military officer in the land was asked what the greatest threat to the United States was. and he said the debt. This red line right here. this is what he was talking about. increasing debt beyond as far as the eye can see. more than we have ever had. and that is what the Democrat budget does. This is the current path that we are on right now. unless it has changed: fewer jobs. fewer dreams realized. fewer opportunities. fewer choices for the American people. What does a debt crisis look like? We havent seen one here. What does it look like? Higher interest rates on everything from mortgages to credit cards to car loans. lower business investments and opportunities. lower wages for people struggling just to hold on to their jobs. fewer resources for critical government services. a crowding out of all the things that folks on both sides of the aisle say they want to usein short. less opportunity. less hope. fewer dreams realized. a very sad future for America. That is not us. That is not America. That is not the people that we are. What we are is a balanced budget. A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America. positive solutions. Our budget proposes that we balance in less than 10 years. reduce spending by $5.5 trillion over that period of time. strong support for our national defense. higher spending for national defense than the President or the Democrats proposed in these very dangerous times. repealing all of ObamaCare in its entiretynot just because it is harmful to the economy. it is harmful to the health of this Nation. As a formerly practicing physician. I can attest to that. All you have to do is listen to my former professional colleagues. We secure economic opportunity. fair and simple tax reform. ending the toobigtofail bank bailouts. We cut corporate welfare. We embrace federalism. including increasing opportunity and choices for folks. whether it is in the healthcare arena. whether it is in nutritional assistance. whether it is in education. getting those decisions back in the States and local communities where they belong. To hold Washington accountable. we cut waste and fraud and abuse. make certain that we support the rights of conscience for healthcare providers and physicians across this land. We push back on the incredible overreach of this administration. We stop the Presidents war on coal. We prevent his carbon tax increase. We hold the IRS accountable and make certain that they stop targeting the American taxpayers. There is a positive vision for our country. Mr. Chair. a positive vision. It will deliver real results for the American people. A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America. I urge a "no" vote on the substitute and a "yes" on Price 2 and the final passage of the budget at the end of all this. I urge my colleagues to vote "yes." I yield back the balance of my time.