[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 144 (Wednesday, September 26, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H10907]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY SAYS ``NOT GUILTY''
(Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, with O.J. Simpson back in the news, House
leadership has decided to take one of his famous lines and use it to
escape responsibility for a multitude of massive, budget-busting
spending bills that they are trying to pass.
Raising taxes nationwide by $400 billion, including an on-average
$3,000 per tax increase per American citizen? The Democrat majority
says, ``not guilty.''
Withholding the passage of veterans health care bills for political
purposes? The majority again says, ``not guilty.''
Granting illegal immigrants health care benefits and taking Medicare
Advantage benefits away from our seniors and putting them in waiting
lines for wheelchairs? The House leadership pleads ``not guilty.''
Well, sorry majority party. The American people are tired of your
wasteful spending, and they will not acquit. This Congress needs to
instill fiscal discipline and balance the budget so our families can
build a better, brighter future.
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