[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H991-H992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
OPPOSE CONTINUING RESOLUTION
(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise today in objection to the so-called
continuing resolution the Democrat leadership is going to bring up
tomorrow. This is by no means a typical continuing resolution. A
continuing resolution basically requires only a couple of lines saying
that the current appropriations are continuing for a set period of
time.
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This CR has not been scrutinized through the committee process before
being brought to the House floor for a vote. This is a $463 omnibus
spending bill without any specific guidelines or accountability
measures. American taxpayers deserve to know how their hard-earned
dollars are being spent.
Madam Speaker, this is not a continuing resolution. A typical 1- or
2-page bill that continues spending at its previous level. Again, it is
an omnibus spending bill well over 100 pages long, full of excessive
unregulated spending, just another broken promise by the Democrat
leadership that shows their true colors.
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