[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               REPUBLICANS CALL FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

  (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, Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita delivered disastrous blows to families and communities in the 
southern part of our country.
  As the Federal Government fulfills its commitment on the gulf coast, 
Congress must make significant sacrifices in other parts of the Federal 
budget. House Republicans are proposing several commonsense reforms 
that will decrease the deficit and the size of the Federal Government.
  Instead of considering our positive proposals, House Democrats 
continue to rely upon their tired tax-and-spend plans that ultimately 
force future generations to pay higher taxes. They have tried to 
increase Federal spending by billions of dollars at every stage of the 
legislative process. Earlier this year not a single Democratic House 
Member supported the lean budget that passed the Congress.
  As our Nation continues to recover from these hurricanes, it is time 
for Democrats to work with Republicans on fresh reforms that will 
decrease the Federal deficit, strengthen the Federal Government, and 
help American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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