[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E317-E318]
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               THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2009

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, tonight the President plans to address 
the American people in his first State of the Union. I can only hope 
that the President won't say what we're expecting: that the key to 
solvency is to lose a war and raise taxes. Congress just passed the 
Democrat's trillion dollar plus stimulus plan, with hundreds of 
billions of dollars in spending for special interest groups. Later this 
week we will consider the 2009 Appropriations Omnibus, which will 
include an 8% increase over last year's spending.
  We will hear some good ideas that embrace the fiscally responsible 
bi-partisan change the president was elected on. I hope the Democrat 
leadership doesn't turn it into taxing and spending as usual. Madam 
Speaker, we all know that the way to a balanced budget is

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through across-the-board spending cuts. The way to stimulate an economy 
is through tax breaks, not increases. I urge the President to start 
there.

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