[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6257-6258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               THE PRESIDENT STILL STANDS FOR THE TAX MAN

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Thank you, Father Dan Coughlin, for 
your service.
  Mr. Speaker, as Americans know, today is the annual Tax Day, April 
15. I bring this up because, finally, the President has joined in the 
discussion of our country's dangerous deficits. On Wednesday, he 
announced his scheme to reduce the out-of-control deficits his 
administration promoted--raising taxes--proving yet again that liberals 
still look to the tax man to solve their inability to manage a budget.
  Americans do not want this. The tea party is correct: taxed enough 
already, T-E-A. Raising taxes on small businesses does nothing but kill 
jobs while keeping unemployment levels above 9 percent.
  Liberals miss the point: The Federal Government does not have a 
revenue problem; it has a spending problem. Cutting spending and 
borrowing needs to be the topic of discussion. Raising taxes does not.

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  House Republicans continue to lead the way to limit spending. 
Courageous Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has presented a 
commonsense plan which brings current reckless spending under control.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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