[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            HOPE VS. REALITY

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the President's speech last night was 
long on hope and short on reality.
  The administration's answer to America's problems is more 
investments, which is a fancy word for more spending and more 
government control.
  The administration plans to freeze domestic spending, but domestic 
spending is already too high. Since last year the national debt has 
gone up over $1.7 trillion.
  Once again, the administration presents an incomplete solution to 
America's economic problems: A spending freeze is not enough to fix the 
deficits or the debt. We must go one step further and actually cut 
massive out-of-control government spending to get us out of this 
spending madness.
  If we cut spending, then we need to also cut taxes. Putting money 
back in the hands of the American people is the proven way to stimulate 
the economy. We must cut both taxes and spending to reboot the American 
economy. We need less spending, fewer taxes, and less government. 
Congress needs to deal in reality, not hope.
  And that's just the way it is.

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