[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 159 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H12048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MESSAGE FROM CONSTITUENTS: LESS SPENDING, LESS BORROWING, AND LESS 
                               GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. MORAN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Madam Speaker, as I travel across Kansas, one 
common theme I hear from folks is their frustration with the amount of 
spending taking place in Washington. Rightfully so, millions of 
Americans are standing up to their elected officials and saying 
``enough is enough.'' Our national debt is closing in on $12 trillion, 
almost $39,000 owed by each man, woman, and child in the United States.
  I applaud the millions of Americans who have chosen to exercise their 
constitutional right to free speech and have taken part in the TEA 
party protests. I am a sponsor of House Resolution 870, which expresses 
the appreciation of the House of Representatives for those who 
participated in the Taxpayer March on September 12, 2009, in 
Washington, D.C.
  Congress has been issuing checks that our Nation can no longer 
afford, and I applaud the participants for sending a clear message: 
It's time for Washington to change its ways. Less spending, less 
borrowing, and less government.

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