[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DEAL WITH THE GULF

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, last night I watched the 
President on television, and I was really disappointed because, instead 
of really addressing the problem of the gulf spill, he was once again 
talking about a government move to take over part of our country.
  We have seen the government move to take over or control the auto 
industry, the financial industry. We have seen the government or the 
administration force through the health care bill which the vast 
majority of Americans don't want. And last night, instead of really 
focusing on dealing with the problem in the gulf that's going to cost 
maybe 150,000 jobs and make us more dependent on foreign oil, what the 
President did, he started talking about the cap-and-trade bill, which 
will raise taxes on energy production, and every family in America will 
suffer to the tune of about $3,000 or $4,000 a year.
  This is a time, Mr. President, if I were talking to him, I would say 
to deal with the problem in the gulf instead of talking about taking 
over more of the private sector and raising our taxes.

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