[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22899-22900]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES SHOULD PREVAIL

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, while Congress debates how 
to address our economic crisis, I am grateful for those who are 
standing up for conservative free market principles--promoting limited 
government.
  Surely, we owe it to the American taxpayer to consider what capital 
and market confidence could be garnered through private companies and 
investors before dipping our hand into the wallets of everyday American 
taxpayers. We need to look at options that will help Wall Street fix 
its own problems so Main Street doesn't have to foot the bill.
  We need targeted and sensible oversight. It ensures that individual 
or corporate bad judgment and mishandling do not destabilize the entire 
economy.
  I want to thank my colleagues Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority 
Whip Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Spencer Bachus, and Paul Ryan, who have 
played an integral role in the fight for a free market solution. I 
appreciate the innovative proposals of Congressman Darrell Issa of 
California.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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