[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                                WAKE UP

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, we must not forget we're here to represent 
the people of this great Nation. In a recent poll, 2-1 people said that 
the reason why we are in this crisis is because of the policies of 
President Bush. So let's look at those policies because that's the best 
way to understand why we're in this crisis.
  You cannot wage two wars and give tax cuts at the same time. Let's 
not also forget that President Clinton, by many reports, left a $5 
trillion surplus and President Bush left a $5 trillion deficit--$10 
trillion.
  I ask you, if you believe that these tax cuts are so necessary for 
the economic growth of this Nation, then what happened for these 10 
years? Why aren't we facing a booming economy versus just avoiding 
another Great Depression?
  Mr. Speaker, it seems like you're dreaming while the rest of us are 
living one of the worst nightmares we can possibly imagine.
  Mr. Speaker, wake up. Please, wake up.

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