[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             THE FAILED ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE DEMOCRATS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, when I first came to the Congress, I was 
appalled at the comments that were being made on the other side. Having 
come from a legislative position, I was not used to people getting up 
and telling out-and-out boldfaced untruths. It has been a real learning 
experience for me, but that has continued particularly in the last 2 
years with our colleagues on the other side. They stand up here and try 
to blame what has happened in this country in the last 2 years on the 
President of the United States when the Democrats are in charge of the 
Congress.
  One of the best things we accomplished during the month of August, 
when Republicans stood on this floor for 5 weeks while Democrats were 
on vacation, was call attention to the fact that the Democrats are in 
charge. The failed economic policies of the past 2 years belong 
strictly to the Democrats because they have allowed gas prices to 
double and they have done absolutely nothing.
  Now they're bringing up a bill they say that's going to do something 
about gas prices. Well, I think that bill will probably deserve the 
``Emperor's New Clothes'' award and somebody is going to have to say 
that.

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