[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H1590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        AMERICANS DESERVE BETTER

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the stimulus 
bill that was just passed this afternoon, a bill of wasteful spending, 
a bill that does not directly deal with the economic crisis. Tax cuts 
for individuals and families have been sacrificed and businesses will 
not be given the help they need.
  But the good news is we're going to buy new cars for government 
employees, doorbells in Mississippi, and mice protection in San 
Francisco.
  The bill also includes a very scary marker for universal health care, 
foreshadowing the policy of letting the government decide whether 
people are too old or too sick to receive treatment.
  Americans need a bill that directly affects families and small 
businesses now. But it won't come. Even liberal economists predict that 
the unemployment rate will remain around 8 percent over the next couple 
of years, and that is a near 25-year high. The nonpartisan CBO is 
predicting that this plan will hurt the economy. The majority of 
Americans do not agree with this plan. They deserve better and we can 
do better.
  Mr. Speaker, I pray that God will help America after Congress has 
passed such an expensive, expansionary and socialist legislation today.

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