[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 40 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WHAT THE HECK, AMERICA

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. You know, I just love to listen to my 
colleagues on the Democrat side. I love them so much. And they just 
don't mention some of the other things that are going on, like the 
budget this year is $3.8 trillion that we don't have. But the taxpayers 
are going to have to pay for it. They'll have to pay to for it with 
inflation or higher taxes.
  And they don't mention that there's going to be $569.2 billion in new 
taxes. What the heck, we can afford that. And Medicare and Medicare 
Advantage is going to be cut by $520 billion. But what the heck, the 
seniors, they don't have to worry about that. They can, you know, ask 
their grandkids for some of that money.
  And of course the total cost is not $980 billion. It's going to be 
about $1.3 or $1.4 trillion, and I really believe it's going to be more 
like $2.5 to $3 trillion. We don't have that money, and it's a new 
entitlement, but what the heck, America. You can handle that. This is 
just money, and we can always print more. Of course it causes inflation 
and higher taxes, but who cares. You can get it done.

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