[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9252-9253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        COMMENTS ABOUT SPENDING

  (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, folks in America's First District have a 
lot to say about spending, the debt, and the deficit, and I'd like to 
share their comments.
  Chris from Warrenton says, Please cut Federal spending. This issue 
can't be put off any longer. It's not time for us to be able to afford 
these fancy Federal programs, and we have to get on the track of 
reducing spending now. The American people get it. Dealing with the 
debt and deficit should be a top priority. Cut spending. No one has 
ever spent their way out of debt.
  Elizabeth from Williamsburg says, Fix the budget. Stop spending what 
we don't have.
  Scott from Yorktown says, The U.S. taxpayers are on the hook for 
billions.

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Anyone with sense knows that a debt crisis cannot be solved with more 
debt.
  John from Quantico says, Please cut Federal spending. Congress is 
spending and borrowing too much. This must end. You must balance your 
books, and you must do so by cutting spending, not increasing taxes.
  Frank from Stafford simply says, Stop the spending.
  Diane from Williamsburg says, The national budget is way out of 
control. Citizens everywhere are so concerned about this that something 
has to be done right away.
  Raymond from Warrenton says, I am deeply concerned that our Nation is 
falling hopelessly into debt. I urge you to promote reduction in 
spending. Keep taxes low to motivate business and people to spend, not 
the government.
  With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge us to adopt a budget.

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