[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 108 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010

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                               speech of

                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3170) making 
     appropriations for financial services and general government 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
     purposes:

  Mr. JORDAN of Ohio. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to yet another 
Appropriations bill that we are forced to debate under a structured 
rule. Had important amendments been permitted to come to the Floor, 
Members would have had an opportunity to change the destructive 
policies this bill contains. Most importantly, for the first time in 
over a decade, this Congress will lift the ban on funding abortions in 
the District of Columbia. We will now have tax dollars from across this 
nation flowing into our nation's capital for ending the life of unborn 
children. Simply put, a vote for this bill is a vote for the 
destruction of innocent life.
  I am also concerned that this bill is silent on the issue of 
marriage. After unprecedented action by the DC City Council to redefine 
marriage, this Congress has neglected its responsibility to protect 
traditional marriage.
  Finally Mr. Chair, this bill continues the runaway federal spending 
that more than anything else has characterized this Appropriations 
process, and frankly, this entire Congress. At a time when Americans 
are facing extraordinary challenges, the federal government is running 
up record deficits and accumulating debt that our kids and grandkids 
may never be able to repay. Substantive amendments that would have 
given Members a real choice in spending priorities and funding levels 
have been prohibited. The American people deserve better. It is time 
for this Congress to start putting our fiscal house back in order and 
to protect the timeless values that millions of Americans hold dear; 
namely, life and family. This bill falls far short and I encourage a 
``no'' vote.

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