[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            FISCAL RESTRAINT

  (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I hold in my hand the voting card of the 
United States Congress. Now, this is the ultimate credit card. There's 
no limit and there's no penalties. And it's wrong.
  Every time I hear a solution from the Democrats, it's about spending 
more. We have got to stop running this country on a credit card. The 
problems that we face in this Nation, the challenges that we face are 
not solved by charging things on the credit card.
  The American Dream is not about overspending and being in debt. It's 
about hard work and perseverance and liberty. Every time we add dollars 
to this card, we take away that liberty.
  I urge my colleagues, come up with solutions that don't include an 
increase in spending. Cap-and-trade is one of the largest tax increases 
in the history of the United States of America.
  Please, let's stop running this government on a credit card. 
Institute fiscal restraint, and remember that it's the people's money. 
It's not the Congress' money.

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