[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23335]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             TAX AND SPEND

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Saturday, August 4, 2007

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, it has only taken seven 
months, but this new Democrat majority has brought back Washington's 
favorite pastime--tax and spend.
  In their short time in the majority, Democrats have all but openly 
pledged to raise taxes on the American people by an incredible $392 
billion. That's on top of $23 billion in new domestic spending. This is 
real money. It comes from the wallets of American families. 
Unfortunately, Democrats believe they know better how to spend the 
hard-earned money of America's workers than the workers themselves.
  Republicans are working to restore fiscal sanity to this Congress. We 
have staunchly opposed the out-of-control spending, and brought some 
much needed sunshine to earmarks. When taxpayer dollars are being 
spent, we owe it to each and every American to create transparency and 
accountability. I hope my colleagues will join me in honoring our duty 
to the American people to remain good stewards of their hard-earned 
money.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th.

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