[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23666]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       FISCAL SPENDING CONSTRAINT

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2005

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, President Reagan once said, ``We 
don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we 
have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.'' I wish others 
would heed his words and begin exercising more fiscal constraint.
  We should start with our own paychecks and truly lead the American 
people by actions and not words.
  I have introduced a bill--Rescind the Congressional Pay Raise Act, 
which rescinds Members' salaries back to last year's pay level. We 
cannot, in good conscience, entitle ourselves to more money while 
others continue to willingly make sacrifices for the sake of our 
Nation's future.
  Mr. Speaker, now is the critical time for Congress to step up to the 
plate and do what is necessary to control this spending gone awry. Let 
us start with ourselves.

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