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Should Congress Be Denied Paychecks Until They Pass a Budget?
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the "No Budget, No Pay" bill that also extended the nation's debt ceiling for another three months.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the "No Budget, No Pay Act," which would require Congress to pass a budget to continue getting their own paychecks. Roswell's Rep. Tom Price, R-6th District, Georgia, said in a news release today that passage of H.R. 325 shows the urgency of the nation's financial problems. “It has been 1,365 days since the U.S. Senate last passed a budget. If families and businesses must adhere to a budget, why shouldn’t the U.S. government? House Republicans have done our job year after year – putting forth a bold, responsible plan to correct the nation’s fiscal course. We will do so again this year with a plan that will come to balance within 10 years," said Price, who is married to Roswell City Councilwoman …
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9:05 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Absolutely, Now lets see if it works more ›