[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT BETTER

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the American people expect 
better from their government. When high gas prices and electricity 
bills threaten families across this Nation, the American people expect 
Congress to get serious and get to work. When the financial markets 
began to shake and the economy slows down, the American people expect 
Congress to stop and properly weigh the consequences of taxpayer-funded 
bailouts before acting. When this Nation needs to fund programs that 
move our country forward in a responsible manner, that respects the 
wallets of American taxpayers, the American people expect Congress to 
consider each different spending bill on its own merits.
  This Democrat-led Congress has not sent even one appropriations bill 
to the President for his signature. In the last week of the session, I 
sincerely hope the majority of this Congress will seek bipartisan 
cooperation to serve the American people better.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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