[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5721-H5722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk this morning about a matter 
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great importance to the American people. As this new Congress and 
President Obama begin to repair and reshape our economy, I think it is 
critically important for Americans to know and remember how we got into 
this mess we find ourselves in today.
  President Obama and this Congress inherited a fiscal mess from the 
Bush administration, including a record deficit and soaring 
unemployment. Since taking control of the House in 2007, Democrats have 
committed to restoring fiscal responsibility, taking steps to cut 
waste, fraud and abuse. The President's budget slashes the deficit by 
nearly two-thirds in 4 years. The budget also calls for health care 
reform, job creation, clean energy and energy efficiency, and college 
affordability.
  We will continue to work to repair the damage of the last 8 years of 
irresponsibility.

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