[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           GOVERNMENT SPENDING DOES NOT FIX ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HERGER. Madam Speaker, to paraphrase an old saying, those who 
don't learn from history are doomed to make things worse. History shows 
us that government spending does not fix economic problems. If spending 
was the key to a robust and sound economy, the U.S. should be in a boom 
time.
  Government spending has been out of control for the past 20 years. 
Look where it has gotten us.
  Spending that is delayed for 2 years is not stimulus. Spending for 
pet causes of Members of Congress is not stimulus. And temporary tax 
credits for people who already pay no income tax are not stimulus.
  Madam Speaker, we need fast-acting tax relief for working families 
and small businesses. I urge the Senate to put good policy above 
politics.

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