[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H1252-H1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, Members were informed yesterday that a deal 
has been struck on the $1 trillion spending bill that Speaker Pelosi is 
calling an economic stimulus plan.
  The American people have a right to know what is in this bill, but I 
have serious doubts that the majority party will allow the American 
people to view the bill for the 48 hours like they said they would; so 
let's look at a couple of the provisions of the bill.
  Davis-Bacon, a policy that forces government contractors to pay union 
wages, will force the cost of all infrastructure and construction 
projects up

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by millions and millions of dollars in every part of the country.
  The bill directly undermines key welfare reforms passed by Congress 
in the nineties that got people off welfare and back to work. In fact, 
under provisions in the bill, States are actually incentivized to put 
more people on welfare.
  Not to mention the pork: $4.8 million for a polar bear exhibit, $3 
million for golf carts, $150 million for honey bee insurance, and on 
and on.
  This isn't much about creating jobs; it is massive government 
spending. First the bailout, now the so-called stimulus. Enough is 
enough.

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