[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RESTORING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS

  (Mr. BOUSTANY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, our country is on an unsustainable path 
with trillion-dollar deficits annually, continued massive government 
spending, and an atmosphere of uncertainty as President Obama and 
congressional Democrats have enacted $760 million in gross new tax 
increases since 2009, with more tax increases planned. It's no wonder 
that unemployment remains stubbornly high and economic growth is 
sluggish. These policies are a threat to U.S. competitiveness.
  We need a commonsense policy to promote growth. We need to cut 
government spending and adhere to a balanced budget. We need to 
increase U.S. exports by implementing the three free trade agreements 
that we've already negotiated. That way, we show that America keeps its 
commitments. And we need to lower the corporate tax rate so that our 
U.S. companies can compete against foreign competitors.
  These are commonsense policies that will lead to U.S. 
competitiveness, job growth, and economic growth.

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