[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 22 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE FEDERAL POLAR EXPRESS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, the President announced to this 
Congress that he would freeze all domestic spending. But this week we 
heard the administration say it wants to spend billions of dollars for 
more high-speed rail. And that's not all. The administration wants to 
give wireless to everyone in the country at taxpayer expense.
  It sure would be nice for all Americans to ride on fast choo choos 
throughout the fruited plane while reading the news on their wireless 
iPads, but the country's out of money. Our national debt has risen over 
$1.7 trillion since last year.
  We need to focus on getting ourselves out of this crisis by cutting 
spending, not more spending. Ask the 44 million people living under the 
poverty level if they want their taxes to go to the administration's 
Federal Polar Express.
  We need to cut spending, cut borrowing, cut the taxes, and cut the 
size of government. We are long overdue to stop subsidizing the 
government's special projects for its special people with money that 
does not exist.
  And that's just the way it is.

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