[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS ARE THE CURE TO OUR ECONOMIC WOES

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, last November, Americans sent a clear 
message. They wanted change in Washington. But they also asked for 
accountability, transparency, and for politicians to respect their tax 
dollars.
  Unfortunately, from the $787 billion so-called ``stimulus,'' 
trillions in bailouts, and the $3.55 trillion budget, Washington has 
gone on a reckless spending spree with taxpayer dollars.
  And now the majority in Congress is trying to pass a government 
takeover of health care that will add $239 billion to the debt our kids 
will have to pay back.
  Prime time press conferences don't hide the fact that since January, 
our Nation's debt has skyrocketed by more than $1 trillion, that our 
debt to China increases each day, and that our Nation is facing double-
digit unemployment levels.
  Kansans know you can't spend money that you don't have. Congress must 
learn this lesson. As a CPA, a former State treasurer and a mother of 
two teenagers, I'm convinced that we need commonsense solutions to rein 
in spending, keep taxes low and get Americans back to work.

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