[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
YOUCUT
(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, seven proposals have been
brought to this floor for a vote directly from participants in the
interactive forum YouCut. These proposals are commonsense cost savers
of the people's money. House Republicans have listened to the will of
the people and have voted to save billions by reforming Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, by selling excess Federal lands, and by preventing
taxpayer subsidized union activities. Yesterday, the House had another
opportunity to save money by getting rid of promotional stimulus signs.
A year and a half after the spending stimulus passed, unemployment
has risen to 10 percent, as the so-called stimulus has failed to create
jobs. But liberals cleverly came up with propaganda to push Americans
on this failed policy at a cost of up to $10,000 a sign. Stimulus signs
are nationwide. If we eliminated this waste, $20 million could be
saved. When it comes to wasteful Washington spending, all signs point
to the stimulus.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
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