[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 6931-6932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HURTING AMERICANS SEE TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT SPENDING

  (Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, I 
say American taxpayers, American families, Americans are all hurting. 
They are getting pink slips. They are seeing job layoffs. They are 
seeing their wages cut. They are seeing their wages go down. They are 
seeing their income go down. And what do they see out of this House in 
Washington they are seeing spending going through the roof. They are 
seeing 10 percent increases on top of other 10 percent increases. They 
are seeing more than

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one-quarter of the Nation's growth and wealth all being sucked right 
into this Nation's Capital and spent in this city.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people did indeed vote for a change. But 
this is not what they were hoping for.

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