Pence: "It Is Unacceptable That Democrat Leaders in Congress Have Abdicated Their Duty to Write A Budget"

Congressman Pence (R-IN) has now brought it the attention of the American people that "we are about to adjourn for Memorial Day break for the first time since 1974, with a House of Representatives that has not passed a budget. It is an abdication of their duty and responsibility to the American people."

Instead of rushing to pass a healthcare bill they didn't read that has turned out to be disaster or any of the rest of the Obama agenda that he demanded from Congress, they should have first done the job they are sent to Congress to do -- Budget for the United States Government. Are they afraid to tackle the budget before the November elections because then they will have to admit just how large of deficit we are talking about and how much money they plan to waste on earmarks and pork?

This should be enough to get the entire Democrat leadership of Congress kicked out on November 2, 2010, for abdicating their responsibility given them by the Constitution. No wonder the Democrats want to ignore the Constitution because they can ignore their responsibility.

Pence: "It Is Unacceptable That Democrat Leaders in Congress Have Abdicated Their Duty to Write A Budget"

Washington, DC, 05/27/10 - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks at a press conference today in criticism of the Democrats’ inability to produce a budget:

"The American people are anxious. They know in their hearts that this tidal wave of debt is coming. And they also know that the Democratic leadership of the Congress has no plan to deal with it. Even this administration back in February offered a budget, a ten-year budget plan. You heard today, Republican solutions that are in the debate are available on the Internet.

"And yet, we are about to adjourn for Memorial Day break for the first time since 1974, with a House of Representatives that has not passed a budget. It is an abdication of their duty and responsibility to the American people.

"When families and small business, and family farms face difficult times, they sit down at the table, they sharpen their pencils, they write a budget and figure a way forward.

"It is unacceptable that Democrat leaders in Congress have abdicated their duty to write a budget. That's no answer for the American people and it shouldn't be acceptable to any American."