[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ROB PAUL TO PAY PETER

  (Mr. DeFAZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DeFAZIO. The Washington Post: The United States is a lot like a 
rich businessman who owns two homes, a yacht, millions of dollars in 
stock, but is in debt because he took out a big loan to buy a private 
plane.
  So here we are. To protect tax cuts for millionaires and 
billionaires, ``the job creators,'' $4 trillion over the last 10 years, 
loopholes for corporate jets, for private jets, for the oil companies, 
hedge fund billionaires, to continue tax cuts that haven't created a 
single job, we're going to cut real investment that would create jobs. 
We're going to reduce investment in transportation infrastructure 35 
percent. That's a million jobs. Gone. Last week, you cut off the FAA, 
90,000 private-sector jobs and 4,000 government employees. You don't 
care about the government employees, but what about those private-
sector jobs? A lot of them are small businesses. Small businesses--I 
thought you liked small businesses?
  So we're not only going to cut there, but we're going to cut student 
loans, we're going to cut school nutrition, unemployment insurance, 
Social Security, and Medicare all so the billionaires can keep cruising 
at 40,000 feet in their private tax-subsidized jets, above the 
turbulence. The view looks good from up there, and maybe you'll get a 
ride.

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