[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               THE BUDGET

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, we are voting later today on the Democrat 
budget.
  I am not surprised that it represents larger government and higher 
taxes. That is the type of government our friends on the other side of 
the aisle generally prefer. I am surprised, however, that at a time 
when our economy is shaky and American families are making difficult 
budget decisions at their kitchen table, that our friends have chosen 
not to make the difficult decisions necessary to craft a responsible 
budget.
  Their proposal represents what will be the largest tax increase in 
American history; $683 billion in increased taxes. It is nothing short 
of irresponsible to simply ignore the coming fiscal crisis, a tsunami, 
represented by increased spending and entitlement programs.
  Perhaps if our friends on the other side of the aisle would ask their 
constituents what they think, they would hear what I heard from a 
constituent named Debra in Pennsylvania who said she is working two 
jobs to pay taxes and oil bills. She said, ``There is no way I can 
afford to pay more taxes. Enough is enough.''
  Well said, Debra.

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