[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21782]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      DISASTROUS ECONOMIC POLICIES

  (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, our President had an opportunity last 
night, and he blew it. He could have reasserted his leadership by 
accepting responsibility for his disastrous policies, but he took a 
pass. Instead, he chose to blame the American people.
  Well, Mr. President, the American people did not spend the last 7\1/
2\ years deregulating Wall Street. You did. The American people didn't 
spend $12 billion a month on an unnecessary war. You did. The American 
people didn't come up with the idea to give tax breaks to oil 
companies. You did.
  Whatever happens at the White House today, I can only hope that the 
man and the party responsible for this crisis finally decide to do the 
right thing. The American people are forgiving. It's time to man up and 
admit that your disastrous economic policies got us into this mess.
  Then, as we always do, we can all work together to repair the damage.

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