[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HURTING AMERICANS SEE TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT SPENDING

  (Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, I 
say American taxpayers, American families, Americans are all hurting. 
They are getting pink slips. They are seeing job layoffs. They are 
seeing their wages cut. They are seeing their wages go down. They are 
seeing their income go down. And what do they see out of this House in 
Washington they are seeing spending going through the roof. They are 
seeing 10 percent increases on top of other 10 percent increases. They 
are seeing more than one-quarter of the Nation's growth and wealth all 
being sucked right into this Nation's Capital and spent in this city.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people did indeed vote for a change. But 
this is not what they were hoping for.

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