[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               LEARNING A LESSON FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (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. Mr. Speaker, according to a recent 
Rasmussen poll, two-thirds of the American people have more confidence 
in their own judgment than they do in Congress. I couldn't agree more, 
which is why I and many of my colleagues in Congress believe we can 
learn from the American people.
  We can tighten our budgets when times are tough; we can cut out the 
things we don't need; we can make some difficult choices rather than 
mortgaging the future of the next generation and threatening Social 
Security. We should respect the fact that Americans know better how to 
spend their own money.
  Congress doesn't need an expert economist to tell us how to be 
fiscally responsible. We have millions of American families, small 
businesses, and homebuilders all across this Nation who are fine 
examples of leadership and resolve. We should be promoting small 
businesses to create jobs, not tax their success.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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