[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12531]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   STOP FRAGGING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. There is absolutely no excuse for this reckless, 
unpatriotic behavior on the part of the Republicans. The looming 
default crisis could be resolved in 5 minutes by simply raising the 
debt ceiling, as was done 7 times under Bush and 18 times under Ronald 
Reagan. This is the exact opposite of fiscal responsibility. The 
Republicans, led by their Tea Party radicals, are determined to cripple 
government and destroy Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security while 
leaving untouched a hair on the head of millionaires and billionaires 
or corporations that pay zero in taxes.
  I say to the Republicans, stop it. Seniors call sobbing about their 
Social Security checks. Our soldiers in Afghanistan repeatedly asked 
Admiral Mullen yesterday, Will we get paid? Will our families get our 
checks? Shame on the Republicans for making that happen. In battle, 
when you accidentally shoot your own, it's called ``friendly fire.'' 
When you deliberately shoot your own, it's called ``fragging.'' 
Republicans, stop fragging the American economy and the American 
people.

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