[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PULSE OF TEXAS: GLENN FROM SPRING, TEXAS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Glenn from Spring, Texas, wrote me 
this:

       Starting at the age of 15, I worked any job I could to help 
     support myself through college--manually dug ditches, 
     construction work, plant work. After college, I found an 
     entry-level position in the field I studied. With hard work, 
     I have been constantly employed for 36 years and now nearing 
     retirement. I have never requested or received any Federal 
     financial assistance. I enjoy contributing to my community 
     and church. This is my American Dream.
       Now the administration wants to increase the taxes I pay 
     for being successful. As my grandmother would say, ``If you 
     can work, do so, and never let your pride or laziness get in 
     your way to earn an honest living, and you will be rewarded 
     in life.''

  Mr. Speaker, this administration wants to punish those who have lived 
the American Dream. During a recession, no one's taxes should be 
increased. This administration cannot tax and spend America into 
prosperity.
  And that's just the way it is.

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