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Statement by RNC Chairman Marc Racicot on the First Day of Fiscal-Year 2003 WASHINGTON - Marc Racicot, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), today issued the following statement: "For the first time in a quarter century the United States Senate has failed to pass a budget. Every American knows that formulation of a budget brings about financial discipline and stability. The Democrat's inability or unwillingness to engage in a process that Republicans and Democrats alike have used for decades to identify spending priorities, control excessive Washington spending and reduce deficits is demonstrative evidence of a lack of competence and...

National Republican Senatorial Committee Petition to Senate Democrats to Pass the Budget Resolution Senator Daschle, as Majority Leader of the United States Senate, we urge you to fulfill one of your most important duties, and pass a budget resolution. We understand that by passing a budget resolution, government spending will be kept in check, thus preventing runaway spending which could lead to long-term deficits that threaten economic growth and job creation. Senator Daschle it's time to quit playing partisan politics. Please sign the Petition at: Petition to Daschle

THE DEMOCRAT SENATE HAS NO BUDGET FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER 25 YEARS No Spending Budget Means No Spending Restraint Which Stifles Economic Growth And Job Creation ________________________________________________________ Democrats Can't Get It Done, But In 2001 Republicans Passed A Bipartisan Budget With The Same Senate! ________________________________________________________ The New York Times On Daschle's Budget Performance: "Mr. Daschle's performance in the spotlight has been shaky. He failed to round up the votes to pass a bill providing prescription drugs for the elderly. He could not win passage of an overall budget resolution to set spending levels for the fiscal year that begins...