[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 618]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TIME TO REDUCE SPENDING TO THE 2008 LEVELS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson) for 1 minute.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, this week the House will 
consider House Resolution 38, which promotes a reduction of current 
spending to the 2008 levels or less for the remainder of the fiscal 
year. This legislation seeks to cure the illness in Washington known as 
runaway spending.
  For the past 4 years, liberals in Washington have been on a spending 
spree that has not only resulted in a loss of jobs, but also historic 
deficits. This job-destroying agenda is not sound policy for Americans 
today, and it burdens future generations of Americans with crushing 
debt.
  Last week the House took steps to repeal and replace the job-killing 
government takeover of health care. The NFIB, the National Federation 
of Independent Business, the largest organization in the United States 
of small businesses, reports that that will put 1.6 million jobs at 
risk. Now we must focus our attention on limiting spending levels.
  Currently, our national deficit stands at $14 trillion. Saddling 
future generations with today's debt is not the solution. The time has 
come to implement spending reforms to ensure we cut spending. The 
American people in November spoke clearly for fiscal responsibility. 
The tea party has made a difference--taxed enough already.

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