[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6173]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           FAIRNESS IN TAXES

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, President Obama offered his first budget to 
this House last week, and it calls for fairness that hasn't been seen 
in this American government for a long time, fairness in taxes between 
the most wealthy and the least fortunate, people who need help and 
people who need to provide help, a budget that provides for health 
care, for energy, for veterans, most of all, for the issues that are 
most important to the American public. Investments in our 
infrastructure, which will spur this economy and stimulate the economy.
  I would ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to join with 
the Democrats in supporting our President who was elected with 
overwhelming numbers and still has overwhelming support. Confidence and 
support for this President is what's necessary to give people the 
confidence to invest in our economy and get us out of this recession.

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