[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICA SPEAKING OUT TOWN HALL

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, in an effort to engage Floridians to talk 
about the challenges facing our country, I hosted an America Speaking 
Out town hall meeting in Plant City, Florida, late last week. City Hall 
was packed with people who are concerned about the direction our 
country is headed. Their message was loud and clear: Washington has 
ignored the voice of the American people and pushed through an agenda 
that does nothing but grow the size of government and our national 
debt.
  Mr. Speaker, instead of handing an IOU to future generations in an 
effort to radically grow the government, Washington should exercise 
fiscal restraint and produce economic solutions that let people and 
businesses keep more of what they earn so they can innovate, grow, and 
create jobs to kick-start our economy.
  Mr. Speaker, Washington can no longer ignore the voice of the people. 
Americans are speaking out and Washington needs to listen.

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