[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H4255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   OBAMA'S BUDGET BORROWING TOO MUCH

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. You know, like most moms in this country, I 
look at my two-year-old and I wonder: What kind of a world will he 
inherit; who will his friends be; what will his expectations be, what 
will his dreams be?
  Like many middle-class families, I wonder: Will my child enjoy the 
same freedoms and opportunities that we enjoy today?
  When I was born, my share of the national debt was $1,800. Now for my 
child's generation, it is $30,000 the moment that he's born. It's 
estimated that that's going to double in his first 5 years--to $60,000.
  Government programs can certainly help people, but government 
programs are not the cornerstone to grow an economy. That happens in 
the private sector.
  We need to be focusing now on what's going to help our small 
businesses, our mom-and-pop stores, the people on Main Street that are 
really struggling. That's where economic growth takes place.
  So let's make sure that we are leaving our country with freedoms and 
opportunities for the next generation. And it starts with a budget 
that's responsible.

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