[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18499]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   THE MORE CONGRESS SPENDS, THE WORSE THINGS ALWAYS SEEM TO TURN OUT

  (Mr. POSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, the stimulus bill was advertised as a way to 
reduce unemployment and help put this economy back on track. The blue 
line on this chart represents the projected path of the unemployment 
rate. That was below 8 percent prior to the stimulus being passed. The 
red line shows, in fact, what actually happened since the stimulus bill 
was passed. It was well-intended, but surely it was misguided.
  Now, the more Congress spends, the worse things always seem to turn 
out. So let's get out of the bailout business. Let's get out of the 
stimulus business. Let's get out of the national energy tax business, 
and let's not get into the health care business. Let's let the free 
enterprise system and the small businesses that made this economy great 
stay strong and create jobs.

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