[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H2611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          ACT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLY AND IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago this body spent over $1 
trillion of taxpayer dollars on programs that will grow the size of 
government, but won't stimulate the economy to help us get out of this 
financial crisis.
  Consumer confidence remains low, and fear of the future remains, as 
evidenced by the lowest Dow since 1997.
  Last week I held two town hall meetings in my district in Northwest 
Louisiana. In both meetings, the feelings were the same. People are 
scared and they are angry. They are looking for solutions. Instead we 
give them wasteful spending and social programs funded with one-time 
money. Now we hear of a plan to finance this with taxes on the back of 
small businesses and on the taxpayers themselves.
  To help this economy, we must allow business to expedite depreciation 
schedules, eliminate capital gains taxes and reduce payroll deductions 
and dedicate dollars to infrastructure projects, including I-49 in 
Louisiana.
  As we move to consider the half trillion dollar omnibus, I urge my 
colleagues to act fiscally responsible and in a bipartisan manner.

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