[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  LET'S SUPPORT THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, yesterday I spoke to 
some small business owners in South Carolina, including Betty Jackson 
at The Sunset Grill in West Columbia. They are concerned with the 
billions in spending some in Congress are proposing. They also know 
that we need to take action and create jobs. I was grateful to tell 
them that big spending is not the only solution. There are fiscally 
responsible solutions that put more money back into the pockets of 
taxpayers, help American businesses create jobs and help boost our 
housing market.
  Congress does not have to choose between a big spending agenda and no 
action. We can create jobs while holding the line on spending. We can 
help small businesses without expanding government.
  Our constituents go to work every day to make our communities 
wonderful places to live and to raise families. We must not forget, 
when we talk about billions of dollars in spending, that this is the 
taxpayers' money and not the government's money.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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