[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               THE BUDGET

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, the Democrats are setting some records this 
week, but these are not landmarks we should be proud of. In fact, it 
won't make the Democrats famous, but it will most certainly make them 
infamous.
  The Democrats are poised to pass a $392 billion tax increase on this 
House floor, the largest tax increase in American history. Rewind to 
1993, the last time the Democrats had control of this House Chamber, 
and what did they do? They proposed the largest tax increase in 
American history. They're one-upping their own history.
  It's amazing, Mr. Speaker. That means 115 million Americans will see 
taxes increased on average by $1,795. This isn't chump change. It's 
real money to the American people.
  And why do Democrats feel they're entitled to this money? Because 
that's what they do. They're Democrats. They tax. They spend. It's not 
a new idea. They've been at it for 70 years. If it weren't so 
infuriating, it would just simply be so sad.

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