[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25702]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SUPPORT THE DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT

  (Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, today Congress will 
debate the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which includes over $50 
billion in mandatory savings. Thanks to the Republican majority in 
Congress, Mr. Speaker, we have today the opportunity to reduce the size 
of the deficit, protect the American taxpayer, lessen the burden on 
future generations, and also fund the priorities of the American 
people.
  Now, there are two reasons why the extreme left will not support this 
historic legislation. As a matter of fact, they will and they already 
have, like Chicken Little, claim that the sky is falling, the sky is 
falling. The reason that they will not support it is because tax 
increases and irresponsible spending are nowhere to be found in this 
bill. In fact, this legislation reduces spending and has no tax 
increases whatsoever, something that the left cannot deal with.
  A vote, Mr. Speaker, in favor of this legislation is a vote against 
the left-wing economic agenda of tax increases and reckless spending, 
and for the American people.

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