[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20035]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 THE PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT BIG GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, some Americans worry about big labor; 
others worry about big business. But what really scares most Americans 
is the massive Federal Government snooping around, meddling and 
controlling every aspect of people's lives.
  According to a Gallup Poll released this week, the overwhelming 
majority, 64 percent, of those surveyed think that Big Government will 
be the biggest threat to the country in the future. It's worth noting 
that about half of those people who participated were Democrats that 
agreed that Big Government is the problem. No surprise. When I meet 
with my neighbors in southeast Texas, their message for the Federal 
Government is clear: back off. Stop saddling expensive, job-killing, 
and unnecessary regulations on businesses.
  The mere phrase, I'm from the Federal Government and I'm here to help 
you, brings fear and trepidation into the hearts and souls of small 
business owners and individuals throughout the fruited plain. After 
all, the Constitution says we the people are to control government, not 
the other way around. Government should not run roughshod over our 
personal liberty.
  And that's just the way it is.

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