[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12017]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          BREAKING WASHINGTON'S ADDICTION TO TAXPAYERS' MONEY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, is President Obama really pushing to raise 
taxes while unemployment hovers around 9 percent just to get an 
increase in the debt limit?
  Republicans beg to disagree. Increasing taxes on American job 
creators and families will mean fewer new jobs are created, which will 
result in more Americans remaining unemployed. Washington does not need 
tax hikes to raise the debt ceiling. Washington needs spending cuts. 
The Federal Government is addicted to taxpayer money. The solution is 
not giving it more of Americans' hard-earned money. No. The solution is 
to halt the runaway spending and permanently reform Washington's 
reckless spending habits.
  We can fix this problem and pay our bills on time, Mr. Speaker. 
However, refusing to cut spending and going with status quo tax hikes 
would be a recipe for disaster that will rob future generations of a 
chance to fulfill the American Dream.

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