[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     AMERICANS MAKE SACRIFICES WHILE WASHINGTON CONTINUES TO SPEND

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. After months of runaway spending at the Federal level on 
bailouts, so-called stimulus bills, and big government spending in last 
year's budget, just last month President Obama unveiled his budget, a 
more than $3 trillion blueprint for even more spending.
  At a time when middle class families and small businesses are making 
sacrifices, Washington continues to spend trillions of dollars on 
bailouts and new government programs. One independent estimate suggests 
that the Federal Government will have to hire 250,000 new bureaucrats 
just to pass out all the money. And the President's plan includes the 
largest tax increase in history. The majority of his tax increases will 
hit small business owners. And the new national energy tax will cost 
every American household up to $3,100 per year.
  The chairman of the Budget Committee, the Democrat, John Spratt, 
said, ``This is not an easy budget to market for sure. The reason? 
Well, the President's budget spends too much, taxes too much, and 
borrows too much, and the American people know it.''

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