[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1314]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ECONOMIC STIMULUS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, we've heard a lot this week about what the 
Democrats' $825 billion stimulus package should do or may do or what 
Democrats hope it will do. Let's look at what it really will do:
  It will bill every American household with a $6,700 tab. That's the 
cost of the Democrats' plan for every American family. Put another way, 
it will cost every American--every man, woman and child in this 
country--$2,700. The cost of this bill is almost as much as the amount 
the Federal Government spends every year in discretionary spending.
  The bill will spend millions of dollars in digital TV coupons. The 
bill will spend $200 million to plant grass on the National Mall. And 
the bill will ensure our children, grandchildren and great 
grandchildren will encounter not necessarily a great economy, but an 
enormous national debt. This is totally irresponsible and should not be 
allowed to pass.

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