[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               THIS YEAR'S DEFICIT SURPASSES $1 TRILLION

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Madam Speaker, the Federal deficit has topped $1 
trillion, and there are still 3 months remaining in the fiscal year. 
Spending is out of control, and the President and Democratic leadership 
have shown no sign of slowing down. Americans are still asking, Where 
are the jobs? Unemployment stands at near 10 percent nationally, and 
the administration's massive spending increases are harming the small 
businesses that are so crucial to our job creation. President Clinton's 
former chief of staff has said, ``The debt is like a cancer . . . it is 
going to destroy the country from within.''
  Madam Speaker, we must reject Big Government and embrace fiscal 
responsibility and the pro-small business policies that have guided our 
Nation out of troubled times in the past.

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