[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE DO WITH LESS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, American taxpayers are wondering how another 
year of trillion-dollar government deficits is going to help get our 
economy humming again. We've seen a costly stimulus package that didn't 
create the jobs that were promised. Then it was a trillion-dollar 
health care bill that was more about Washington control than giving 
patients the control they want. And recently Congress increased the 
national debt limit by $1.9 trillion to pay for its record-breaking 
spending spree over the past 12 months.
  So it comes as no surprise that today the White House unveiled a new 
trillion-dollar health care bill that is even more expensive than the 
Senate bill it was supposed to improve upon.
  When will Washington get it? Americans are making do with less. 
Shouldn't the Federal Government they pay for at least do the same?

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