House Proceeding 03-06-09 on Mar 6th, 2009 :: 0:25:25 to 0:28:25
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John Abney Culberson: in federal government spending. let's do things to create jobs and rescue the savings of america's middle class. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from california. yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. culberson. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: John Abney Culberson

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John Abney Culberson: gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. culberson: at a time when americans are more concerned about the security of their job, about the next paycheck, about the strength of the american economy, at a time when everyone in congress should be focused on protecting the american economy from sliding deeper into recession, the new majority is focused on

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John Abney Culberson: spend manager money than any congress in u.s. hist riff. these first 32 days the new majority has been in control have been focused on, in many way, i'm reminded of what used to happen when a conquered city fell to a conquering army, the army was given three days to pillage. this is an absolutely

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John Abney Culberson: unrestained spending spree we have never had in our history. the new majority in congress has spent about $1.6 trillion, $800 billion in the imulus package, $400 billion with this omnibus, $350 billion with the tarp funds, at least $65 children's health insurance

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John Abney Culberson: bill. we are spending money we do not have. we're borrowing money to pay off borrowed money. it is as though the new majority were paying off america's mortgage with a credit card and everyone in america understands that this defies common sense. it defies all reason. no one in their private life would engage in conduct like

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John Abney Culberson: this, and we at a time of economic peril for the nation, should not engage in it in congress. we in the minority, the fiscal conservatives, have not only fought as politely, as thoughtfully, as we can, but today we're offering a clear choice to the congress and the country. we fiscal conservatives are offering an alternative to

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John Abney Culberson: freeze federal spending for the remain end -- remainder of the fiscal year with a continuing resolution called a freeze current spending. that's common sense, it's something everyone in america can understand, that at home and our businesses and certainly when it comes to protecting the treasury of the must not spend more than we

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John Abney Culberson: bring in. we cannot spend more as a nation than we bring in in revenue. we're already living on a national credit card and no matter who i talk to in any -- at an etown hall meeting last night, people back home never involved in politics before are paying attention closely to to this debate.

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John Abney Culberson: today we fiscal conservatives are offering a simple, clear choice. our alternative today, the vote that will be taken today on the motion to recommit a yes vote to recommit is a vote to keep spending flat for the rest of