[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 186 (Friday, December 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H14746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         STOP RECKLESS SPENDING

  (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Speaker, yesterday this House voted on 
a 2,500-page spending bill with a price tag of almost a half trillion 
dollars that we will have to borrow. The majority in this House just 
doesn't seem to get it. We are in the midst of a recession, with 10 
percent unemployment, 15.4 million people out of work. Our Federal 
deficit is over $12 trillion, and the Democrats will vote next week to 
raise that another $1.8 trillion.
  Yet this half-trillion-dollar spending bill, which combines six into 
one, represents a 12.5 percent spending increase over 2009 and a 24 
percent increase over 2008; 24 percent over 2008. I ask, How much of 
this is real needs of our citizens versus just wants of spendthrift 
politicians?
  Madam Speaker, the Democrats must stop this reckless spending spree. 
We need to have the ability to make tough choices to get our economy 
back on track and pass legislation that helps American families looking 
to make ends meet in these tough times.

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