[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11055]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           STOP THIS SPENDING

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, Mr. President, I think it's time to 
listen to the American people. I recently received a letter from one of 
my constituents. They said, ``I have a job, a family, a mortgage and, 
yes, I have indulged in the credit card mess, but my husband and I have 
been working diligently over the last 13 months to reduce our debt. My 
husband took on a part-time job to help in the matter. I have also gone 
back to college to further my education.
  ``Our lives are crazy with work, school, family, teenagers and 
obligations, yet we manage to pay our bills and make sure Uncle Sam 
receives his fair share. We have scaled back luxury items to achieve 
the goal of one day being debt free. We have a budget for our personal 
finances, and when the money is gone, we stop spending.
  ``The idea of Congress and our President has of spending money that 
does not exist is absolutely insane. What kind of message are we 
sending to our children when our government cannot even balance its own 
budget and abide by it?''
  Madam Speaker, Mr. President, listen to the American people: Stop 
this spending.

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