[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM

  (Mr. STEWART asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in defense of freedom. I rise 
in defense of the ideals that our Founding Fathers fought and bled and 
died for. I believe we are in a fight for the very heart and soul of 
our country.
  We know that IRS agents targeted conservative groups and individuals. 
No one has been held to account for this. Such arrogance and impunity 
cannot go unanswered.
  We know that Federal regulations are being proposed that will cost 
trillions of dollars and millions of jobs. These regulations are being 
proposed without any transparency or accountability to the people. Such 
arrogance cannot go unanswered.
  Thanks to this administration, more and more Americans believe in the 
idea of Big Government. We have Benghazi. We have ObamaCare. We have 
the politicization of the Justice Department. We have government 
snooping on journalists.
  The Federal Government was created to serve the people, and it is now 
standing with its boot on the necks of the people.
  Our Founding Fathers would not recognize the Nation that we have 
become. We can change this. Join with me as we fight to overcome 
government abuse.

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