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Today, President Obama submitted his budget proposal for FY2012. Now, the American people will be able to see just how serious Mr. Obama is about getting our federal spending under control. From what I can see, we have a long way to go.

As a Member of the Budget Committee, my colleagues and I welcome the difficult task of reining in spending and putting this nation back down a path to prosperity. Budget Chairman Ryan has worked diligently to lower spending and craft a budget that is in fidelity to many of our funding commitments, while being cognizant of this new age of austerity. I support his goals and look forward to working alongside him to achieve them.

Our national debt now stands at over $14 trillion and is the accumulation of decades of irresponsible spending by both Republicans and Democrats. It will take more than just a year to unilaterally cure our fiscal problems, but we must start today. What we can do today on the Budget Committee is h! onor our pledge to the American people to cut spending in measurable ways.

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