[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DEMOCRAT MAJORITY COSTING AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I come to you today to help with some 
statistics that I thought you might be interested in. The fact is that 
we have a new majority. We have had a new majority now for about 18 
months or so in this body. I wanted to give you some statistics about 
what has happened since the new majority has taken over.
  A gallon of gas has gone from $2.35 to $4.11, an increase of $1.76. A 
loaf of bread has gone from $1.14 to $1.37, a 23-cent increase. A 
gallon of milk has gone from $3 to $3.76 a gallon. Dow Jones has gone 
from 12,463 to 11,812, losing 651 points.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people I think were misled with the new 
majority. But I think business and Wall Street and the price to 
consumers is now telling the tale of exactly what high taxes and the 
threat of high taxes and the willingness to be energy dependent is 
costing the American people.

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