[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               THE BUDGET

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the President's $3.8 trillion 
budget proposal sets a lot of new records--record spending, record 
deficits, record debt. We can't tax, spend, borrow, and bail out our 
way to recovery. If we could, we wouldn't have 10 percent unemployment 
after passing a multibillion-dollar stimulus package and raising the 
debt limit to $14.3 trillion. That's $47,000 for each American.
  Americans are sick and tired of the Democrats' tax-and-spend agenda. 
Unfortunately, this President's budget only proposes more of the same. 
It's time for a new approach to fixing our economy. Let's focus on 
balancing the budget and lowering taxes for small businesses. That's 
the way to grow the economy and finally create jobs. Congress should 
never vote for anything less.

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