[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 356-357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HOUSE GOP TALKERS ON STIMULUS

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. As every American knows, this economy is hurting, and 
millions of Americans are anxious.
  House Republicans applaud our President-elect for focusing on 
legislation. Today, President-elect Obama will say that this Congress 
must act boldly and act now, and we agree. He has invited House 
Republicans to bring forward ideas to stimulate this economy, and we 
will gladly do so, but the American people know we cannot borrow and 
spend and bail our way back to a growing economy.
  In that vein, House Republicans will insist that tax relief go to 
taxpayers, that it be permanent and that it create jobs. We'll demand a 
stimulus plan to be transparent and accountable and achieve its 
intended results. As this legislation is developed, there will be the 
need for competing interests and for compromise, but let this point be 
clear:
  In this cause, in the cause of stimulus legislation, House 
Republicans will be on the side of the people who will pay for the 
stimulus bill. House Republicans will be on the side of the American 
taxpayer and will demand a stimulus plan that will turn loose the 
inherent power of the American economy, a stimulus plan that will be 
accountable, transparent and will achieve the intended result.

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