[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H4138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TAX, TAX, TAX . . . SPEND, SPEND, SPEND

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Tax, tax, tax, spend, spend, spend. 
Sounds like the movie Groundhog Day. Doesn't it? Well, actually, that 
would be an insult to my most famous constituent, Punxsutawney Phil. It 
is the Democratic budget.
  Mr. Speaker, as the budget comes to the floor this week, the American 
people deserve to know the truth. This budget will increase taxes on 
every single American. This budget will stifle economic growth. And, 
this budget will increase the tax burden on small businesses, the very 
segment of the economy that is best equipped to get us back on track.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not the change the American people voted for in 
November. At the current pace, the 111th Congress is going to leave one 
legacy for which it will be remembered, and that is a legacy of debt 
for future generations, $9.3 trillion in debt over the next 10 years, 
if the President's budget is rubber-stamped by this Congress.
  It is time for the American people to hear the truth. This budget 
taxes too much, spends too much, and borrows too much.

                          ____________________