>> no. >> mr. duffy? >> no. >> mr. van hollen. >> aye. >> mr. pascoe? >> aye.. >> ms. lee? >> aye. >> mr. jeffries? >> aye. >> mr. cardin? >> aye. blumenauer? >> aye. >> mr. schrader? >> aye. >> mr. kildee? >> aye. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> any other members wishing to vote? ayes aret vote, the 15. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> i have an amendment. >> staff will distribute copies. gentle woman from california is recognized. fax deficit reduction. we have talked about that a lot. we have also talked about the need for a balanced budget. if we're serious about that, here is an opportunity to prove it. this budget would balance the nation/y cutting our first line of defense against hunger. at the same time, this budget continues abusive defense spending. it asks for 300 and $1 billion more -- $301 billion more. we cannot write a blank check for spending on or. my amendment would eliminate funding for the contingency operation. through 2021. it would dedicate itself to deficit reduction. it has exposed beyond any reasonable means what a contingency -- contingency fund

mr. duffy: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. as i sit and listen to this debate today, no doubt the democrats' position is, let's just keep the status quo. don't change anything. let's continue on with our $17 trillion debt, let's continue to borrow and spend and spend and borrow and never change course. and we know that's their position by way of the amendments they offered in the budget committee, by the conversation here on the floor today and, mr. speaker, we know that by way of the senate budget when they put one out because it never balances and we know that because of the president's budget that he puts out, it never balances. it passes off this massive liability to the next generation. and their policies have a real impact on the country as a whole. listen we talk about seniors. the medicare trust fund is going broke in 12 years. it's going bankrupt. and my friends across the aisle, mr. speaker, they don't want to change it. they want to leave our seniors today and our future seniors today in jeopardy with a trust fund t

mr. duffy? mr. van hollen? ye. van hollen, a mr. varmus, aye. ms. castor, aye. mr. mcdermott? mr. jeffries? mr. hoffman? aye. mr. schrader? mr. campbell? mr. calvert? no. mr. cole, no. mr. ryan? mr. ryan, no. mr. chairman? 19.s 14, no, the amendment is not agreed to. student can is the annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues. students were asked to create their documentary answering the question, what is the most important issue the u.s. congress should consider in 2014? one of our second prize winners are seniors at thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia. they would like congress to look at the defense budget control a of 2011. article one, section eight of the constitution says that congress shall have the power to raise and support armies to provide and maintain a navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation. a constitutional studies fellow at the cato institute explains. >> the government is instituted at the very beginning to provide for the general welfare. 101.ical theory congress has a p

duff duff -- mr. duffy: thank you, mr. chairman. i think this is a fascinating debate taking place today laying out two truly different versions for america. my friends across the aisle have no interest in putting america on a pathway to sustainability. they advocate for $2 trillion of more taxes, but more taxes and more spending in a proposal that never leads us to a balanced budget. they lead us to a debt crisis. it's one thing to come into this house, into this chamber and tell the american people, i want to raise taxes. and with those tax increases, which are going to kill jobs at one point i will balance a budget but they don't even do that. they tax and they spend and they spend and they tax. and they never balance. mr. chairman -- mr. ryan, i know this is his last budget that he's introduced, i have a somewhat disagreement with him on this. and there's some good news and bad news in what the democrats propose. the good news is that they actually pay for all of their spending. the bad news is the money they pay it with is stil

mr. duffy: i want to look back at april 15 20, 11. the house republicans passed a budget that plansed. march 29, 2012. house republicans led the charge to pass a budget that balanced. march 21, 2014, we passed a budget that balances in 10 years. just last night. we passed a budget that is again going to balance in 10 years. the bottom line is we can't do it by ourselves. if you look to the president who introduces budgets that never, ever, ever balance, look to the democrats in the senate, they don't even introduce budget well, can't get this job done. we have americans who are young that want opportunity, that want jobs, they don't want to pay higher taxes. if we don't balance our budgets, they're the ones who are going to pay. but the poorest among us who look to government far little bit of help. if we have a debt crisis, we won't be there to help them. let's work together, let's balance our budget, let's be sustainable in government spending. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for w

price: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to mr. duffy. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. outduffy: the house has put a responsible budget that balances in 10 years but this is an opportunity for taos see the vision of the democrat party. if they were in control, what would they give taos try to bring america to a more sustainable path? what they give us is $6.6 trillion in new taxes. if i had a dollar for every time i hear if we just had a balanced approach and we could raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires, if i $1 for each of those comments i think we could balance the budget. but if that was the case, raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires, you'd think they would come up with a budget that actually balanced. the bottom line is my friends across the aisle, even raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires, their budget never balances. in their ideal budget this emedicare trust fund still goes bankrupt in 12 years. if you're going to raise these taxes, let's fix the problems. this is rife with huge issues. listen, i think the real secret here that my frien