[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRESS' NEVER-ENDING SPENDING SPREE

  (Mr. ROGERS of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss my strong 
concerns over this never-ending spending by this Congress. In tough 
economic times when folks across Alabama and our Nation are tightening 
their belts, Congress is doing the exact opposite.
  Just this week, House Democrats unveiled their new health reform plan 
which rings up a mind-boggling $1 trillion in spending over 10 years. 
While I agree that health insurance reform is important and Congress 
should pay close attention to affordable, accessible health care, 
spending another trillion dollars of taxpayer dollars on a possible 
government takeover is not the answer.
  Folks in my home State of Alabama tell me Congress is spending like 
drunken sailors, and I agree. It's time for Congress to sober up and 
stop borrowing and spending money we don't have.

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