FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2010
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BOCCIERI’S DEMOCRATS MAKE FAILURE TO GOVERN OFFICIAL, ANNOUNCE THEY WILL NOT PASS A BUDGET THIS YEAR
For the First Time in the History of the Budget Act, the House Majority Fails to Pass a Budget
Canton, OH—In an unprecedented failure to carry out the most basic function of our government, John Boccieri’s House Democrats announced today that they will not pass a budget this year. Rather than addressing the ballooning deficit and dismal jobs numbers by passing a fiscally responsible budget, House Democrats have chosen to hide from their proven inability to rein in spending by not passing a budget at all. This marks the first time in this history of the Budget Act that the House Majority has failed to pass a budget—a failure that could not come at a worse time for a country that is suffering under the malaise of a deficit-laden, failed economic agenda.
Just last week, Jim Renacci
implored John Boccieri to heed the words of his own Party’s leaders by working to pass a budget—a responsibility that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has labeled as
“the most basic responsibility of governing”. However, it appears as though John Boccieri and his fellow Democrats have instead opted to shirk that responsibility by not even attempting to rein in the massive amount of debt they are piling on top of the American people.
“To label this failure as simple ‘incompetence’ may not do it justice, this is fiscal recklessness of a historical proportion. The fact that John Boccieri and Nancy Pelosi have driven our economy off of a cliff and into a sea of debt is bad enough—but the fact that they feel no obligation to help get us out of this mess truly shocks the conscience. While the American people have known for months of the Democrats’ inability to govern, what we learned today is that not only can’t they govern, but apparently they don’t even want to try. If any one of us took this approach to our jobs, we would be fired on the spot—and I think it’s pretty clear who the American people need to fire in November,” Jim Renacci said today.