[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  A SCARY TIME FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. BONNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, Halloween is just around the corner, but 
unfortunately, the Democrats who control both sides of Pennsylvania 
Avenue, if they have their way, there will be no treats, but only 
tricks, for small businessmen and -women and other hardworking 
taxpayers in the form of higher taxes, more government regulation and 
even more debt to be saddled on to the backs of our children and 
grandchildren.
  News that our Speaker has all but guaranteed her caucus that there 
will be a robust public option in any health care bill to pass Congress 
is a code word for this, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer. If you think government 
is too big now, just wait.
  Sadly, there is a reason why so few Americans have any confidence, 
much less respect, for the leaders here in Washington. It is because 
our so-called leaders have shown absolutely no respect to the 
hardworking taxpayers of this country, with a spending and borrowing 
spree unlike anytime in American history.
  Halloween or not, this is a scary time for American taxpayers.

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