[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17767-17768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         CHARTING A NEW COURSE

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, the great patriots living in the original 
13 colonies in the early years of this Nation relied on hard work, 
enduring spirit, and innovative thinking to create America.
  We are in the final weeks of the 111th Congress, and during this 
session, much of the legislation passed challenged the fundamental 
characteristics of what makes our Nation great: self-reliance, 
responsibility, taking risks, and making tough decisions.
  Instead, we have seen more mandates, burdensome regulations, and 
overbearing debt and deficits--hardly what those founding patriots 
intended.
  After a few months back in America's First District, the message from 
Virginians is simple: Stop the spending. Keep freedom intact.
  Congress has two choices: Continue on the same path or chart a new, 
responsible path.
  Mr. Speaker, Congress has the responsibility to work together to 
chart a new course and allow this Nation to prosper for years to come.

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