[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FEDERAL TAXPAYER DOLLAR

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, a wise man once said, ``Treat each 
federal tax dollar as if it was hard earned; it was--by a taxpayer.''
  The Democrats of this House need a reminder that every dollar they 
have been signing away is a hard-earned American dollar.
  Let's take that $787 billion stimulus bill that they passed and that 
the American taxpayers will have to repay. That's going to cost every 
taxpayer in this country over $4,000. We know that Americans are 
hurting, that we are in a recession, and that now is no time to raise 
taxes and increase their share of this national debt. That's all money 
that they could be using for household necessities.
  And they are a little bit weary when they hear about projects they're 
going to be required to fund, like a foot bridge in St. Louis, or $8 
billion for the Disneyland to Las Vegas train, or $200,000 for tattoo 
removal, or millions for the Speaker's mouse.
  So let's remember those wise words before we start signing off on all 
these pork barrel spending projects for special interests. Let's treat 
every Federal taxpayer dollar as what it is, hard earned by the Federal 
taxpayer.

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