[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14359]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SETS WRONG RECORDS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, President Obama and the Democratic 
Congress have set six records. Unfortunately, they are not the ones the 
American people hoped for:
  One, Americans are staying unemployed longer than ever before;
  Two, for the first time since the current budget rules were adopted 
35 years ago, the House will not pass a budget;
  Three, the Federal debt has never been larger;
  Four, the cost of health care has never been higher;
  Five, we are more dependent on foreign oil than ever before;
  Six, the Federal Government has taken control of an unprecedented 
number of private companies, according to the Congressional Research 
Service.
  These records stifle economic growth and hurt all Americans. They are 
taking our country in the wrong direction.

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