[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PRESIDENT'S BUDGET SPENDS TOO MUCH, TAXES TOO MUCH AND BORROWS TOO MUCH

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. It's St. Patrick's Day, Mr. Speaker, and my Irish 
grandfather would want me to do nothing short of acknowledging that and 
wearing the green. But I have to tell you, with the headlines about 
bailouts, the President's budget for $3.5 trillion and more spending 
and more taxes to grow government and pay for more bailouts, it's 
enough to get my Irish up.
  Reality is that when the American people are taking a closer and 
closer look at this administration's budget, they know three things. 
This President's budget spends too much, it taxes too much and it 
borrows too much.
  Believe it or not, in these times when the American people are saying 
enough is enough on big government spending and bailouts, this 
administration is poised to raise taxes on small business owners. Fifty 
percent of Americans who file taxes above the level the President wants 
to raise them are actually small business owners filing as individuals.
  The average American household will pay $3,100 more with the 
President's new energy tax. And with the President capping charitable 
giving, charities in this country, churches and synagogues and the like 
could lose $9 billion this year alone.
  Enough is enough. We have to say no to the President's budget and 
give the American people a budget that is strong and diverse and 
restrained and committed to growth as they are.

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