[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        AMERICA IS NOT FOR SALE

  (Mr. DeFAZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans have a plan for America; 
not their so-called pledge, just a garbled rehash of the failed 
policies of the Bush era that put us in this mess.
  The real plan, step one, try to block every Democratic initiative, 
even those that could aid our economic recovery, put people back to 
work. They would harm people for their own political ends. And if 
something passes, lie about it. Remember death panels?
  Now, step two, aided and abetted by a right-wing activist Supreme 
Court overturning 100 years of precedent. New independent groups, 
independent groups every day, one a day, are filing with the Federal 
Elections Commission. They can raise and spend unlimited amounts of 
money anonymously, no disclosure necessary to try to buy the election 
for their Republican lap dog buddies.
  Well, I have got news for you over on that side of the aisle: America 
is not for sale.

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