[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12335]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WHAT KIND OF LEGACY WILL WE LEAVE?

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, we are in the midst of an important debate. 
It's a debate on the debt ceiling and our spending crisis. But 
fundamentally, it's a debate about the future direction of our country, 
the next generation, and getting Americans back to work. Jobs are the 
cure for an ailing economy and the elixir for a bright and secure 
future. We cannot continue down the current path of fiscal 
irresponsibility. We cannot continue to commit generational theft of 
our children's and grandkids' futures.
  What kind of legacy will we leave for this country and its future 
generations? Will we leave a legacy of debt? No, that's not what I 
want. We must not pass on to the generation of tomorrow the mistakes of 
our leaders today who, until now, remain unwilling to make the tough 
decisions and cut spending to create jobs and grow our economy. We can 
and must do right; and by God's grace, we will.

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