[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3450-H3451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PRESIDENT'S BUDGET TAXES TOO MUCH

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, hardworking Americans across this 
country are trimming their budgets and finding ways to save and make 
sacrifices. In these tough economic times the Federal Government should 
be held to that same standard.
  During a time of economic instability, we cannot start raising taxes 
to pay for more government spending. Unfortunately, that's exactly what 
the President has proposed in his budget that he has submitted to 
Congress. The administration proposes to raise taxes $1.4 trillion over 
the next 10 years, which includes taxes on small businesses, the 
backbone of our economy.
  Let's be clear about what $1 trillion is. If you started counting to 
$1 trillion, 1, 2, 3, it would only take you 31,708 years to count to 1 
trillion. Yet we are talking about $1.3 trillion in new taxes.
  The American taxpayers deserve a better plan for individuals and 
small businesses. We must empower American individuals and families. 
The road to economic recovery is paved with healthy small business 
communities creating jobs and opportunity.
  Congress and the administration should focus on solutions that 
empower individuals and businesses to succeed in the economy, rather 
than solutions that spend too much, borrow too much and tax too much.

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