[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              DEMOCRATS AND THE $61 BILLION BARGAIN BUDGET

  (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. Madam Speaker, if Democrats had their 
way, Americans would be forced to pay higher taxes to cover the 
billions of dollars of excessive government spending proposed by 
Democrats every year. Yesterday, while opposing tax cuts for hard-
working American families, Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi conveniently 
forgot that her party has proposed to increase the Federal budget by 
$61 billion in only 3 years. If $61 billion is a vision of fiscal 
restraint, this is an obvious misinterpretation of the facts.
  As Democrats search for ways to spend more taxpayer money, House 
Republicans are working hard to decrease the deficit and eliminate 
frivolous government programs. Yesterday, we announced a plan to 
terminate 98 unnecessary programs and save taxpayers more than $4.3 
billion. House Republicans will continue to work for fiscal discipline 
because, if left up to Minority Leader Pelosi, the budget would be at 
least $61 billion larger as Democrats continue their worn-out policies 
of tax and spend.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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