[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                             FISCAL SANITY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, as a fiscal conservative, I rise today in 
relief that the Democrats have not been able to have their way with the 
Federal checkbook.
  In fact, if they would have had their way with spending, a new report 
by the House Committee on Appropriations released yesterday shows they 
would have increased spending by more than $60 billion over the past 3 
years.
  Before our Nation faced the challenges of the recent hurricanes, our 
Nation was on track to produce more and our government was spending 
less. In fact, last year Congress held nonsecurity discretionary 
spending to a 1 percent growth rate, far below inflation and the 
previous 5-year average growth of 6 percent. And last year, Congress 
held nonsecurity discretionary spending to a 1.4 percent growth rate, 
less than inflation and a major reduction from previous years.
  Democrats, on the other hand, have no plan to reduce the deficit. 
While they complain about budget deficits, they propose billions more 
in new spending. Their only answer is to raise taxes in order to have 
more money to spend. That is not good for the family checkbook or the 
American economy.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my Democratic colleagues to join me in restoring 
fiscal sanity. In 1997 the House passed a deficit-reduction bill with 
153 Democrat votes that saved billions. They should join us in a 
similar move now.

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