[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20096]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               BRING FISCAL DISCIPLINE BACK TO WASHINGTON

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, in December 2007, our economy slipped into a 
recession, and since then, the recession has only gotten worse. The 
American people are hurting.
  President Obama and Democrats in Congress promised that their 
stimulus plan would bring ``immediate'' relief. Unfortunately for the 
American people, the results are rolling in. Two million American jobs 
have been lost since the stimulus was signed into law. More than 
400,000 jobs were lost in the month of June alone.
  Just when you thought it was clear that we can't spend, borrow and 
tax our way to a growing economy, Democrats propose a government 
takeover of health care that will lead to higher taxes, to more 
government spending, and to even further job losses.
  The American people deserve a real plan for real recovery, not 
another excuse to increase spending, to raise taxes, and to grow 
government. The Republican economic recovery plan brings fiscal 
discipline back to Washington, and it puts money back into the hands of 
the American people.

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