[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   A DOZEN FUN FACTS ABOUT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS' MASSIVE SPENDING BILL

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, much is being said about the proposed 
``stimulus'' package that is being considered by the Democrats right 
now, but I think we need to talk a little bit about the facts of the 
matter.
  As others have said, the government, in this case the Federal 
Government, cannot give to anyone anything that it does not first take 
from someone else. So here are some of the facts about the proposed 
stimulus:
  It will cost each and every household in America $6,700 in additional 
debt paid by our grandchildren and children. This legislation will 
spend about $275,000 per job if the stimulus package creates or saves 3 
million jobs. The average household income in the United States is 
$50,000 a year. The House Democrats' bill provides enough spending, 
$825 billion, to give every man, woman, and child in America $2,700.
  There are many more facts about this bill that need to be presented, 
and we will be doing that in the next few days.

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