[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        OPPOSE THE STIMULUS PLAN

  (Mr. LUETKEMEYER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I'm acutely aware that many folks in 
the Ninth Congressional District of Missouri are hurting. They're 
contacting me every day about the challenges they're facing. They're 
worried about keeping their jobs and providing for their families. But 
those same people are telling me that this so-called ``stimulus 
package'' is not the answer. I'm hearing from 49 percent of my people 
that are saying ``no'' to this massive spending bill. And the other 51 
percent are saying ``heck no.''
  It is time to cut up our Nation's taxpayer-funded credit card and get 
our fiscal house in order. The Republican alternative plan creates 
twice as many jobs at half the cost. There is a better plan. The people 
of the Ninth Congressional District of Missouri sent me here to make 
tough decisions on their behalf. They also sent me here to make good 
decisions. That is why I simply refuse to spend taxpayer money 
irresponsibly. And I refuse to saddle our citizens and families with 
more debt.

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