[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THIS CREDIT CARD CONGRESS

  (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 rise with deep concern about the 
families of the United States of America. The economics of this credit 
card Congress are not working. Where are the jobs?
  We cannot tax and spend our way out of our challenges. I firmly 
believe that President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats in 
Congress are taxing, spending and borrowing too much money. This credit 
card Congress has now put us nearly $12 trillion in debt. We are 
spending nearly $600 million per day just in interest on that debt. 
Bailouts and stimulus money by the billions of dollars are not helping 
the average person at home, and now we have a proposal to slam through 
a government-run, Chinese-financed health care system that puts a 
Washington, D.C., politician between our doctor and my wife.
  The tax-and-spend, credit-card-driven, Chinese-financed economics 
driven by the Democrats doesn't work. We need fiscal discipline, 
limited government, accountability, and a strong national defense. We 
need to restore liberty for the American people and for small 
businessmen and -women. That's where you'll find the jobs.
  Stand up, America. Let your voice be heard. Put a stop to this credit 
card Congress.

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