[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THE DEMOCRATS' FAILED POLICIES

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, well, here we are 20 months into the 
111th Congress and in the homestretch of our legislative year--and what 
have we seen?
  We saw a $1 trillion takeover of America's health care system. That 
means higher costs for virtually every American and no guarantee of any 
improvement in quality; a $1 trillion stimulus bill that did not keep 
unemployment numbers from going through the roof; a financial bill that 
did nothing to address the main cause of the Nation's economic 
downturn--Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac--but made it easier for big banks 
to be bailed out by the Federal Government. As for cap and trade, in 
the President's own words: This is going to make energy prices 
``necessarily skyrocket.'' Then, on January 1, 2011, there will be the 
biggest tax increase in the history of the United States.
  Madam Speaker, I support repealing the health care reform bill, using 
unspent stimulus funds to pay down the deficit, and in reforming Fannie 
and Freddie so that taxpayers won't have to continue to bail them out. 
I oppose cap and trade, and I believe all of the tax cuts for American 
families and businesses should be extended so that the current tax 
rates remain.
  The Democrats' policies have clearly failed. Republicans have 
alternatives. It's time for this House to listen.

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