[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[House]
[Page 34002]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRESS, LET'S GET TO WORK

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, growing up, my mother taught me that two 
wrongs don't make a right. For months, Congress has failed to meet its 
budget deadlines, and now House leadership is trying to make up for the 
inefficiency with a massive pork-filled spending bill to fund our 
Federal Government. This is inside-the-beltway political gamesmanship.
  Americans want change, and I came to Washington to fight the status 
quo. House leadership is essentially blackmailing the American people 
by saying it will only support our troops and veterans if its budget-
busting, deficit-spending initiatives are funded. With high gas prices, 
rising health care costs and economic insecurity, the last thing 
Michigan families need is more out-of-control government spending. 
People back home in Michigan know higher spending equals higher taxes, 
which is the last thing our hardworking families need.
  Let's get to work, give our troops fighting the war on terror the 
resources they need, support our veterans, and show true fiscal 
restraint with taxpayer dollars by keeping spending in check.

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