House Proceeding on Apr 22nd, 2009 :: 3:49:30 to 3:53:20
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John Abney Culberson: when he left and the similar comparison in the 1990's. we'll put it in the record. those are the facts. they're very uncomfortable for the minority but they speak for themselves. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. culberson.

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Speech By: John Abney Culberson

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John Abney Culberson: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. culberson: thank you, mr. speaker. the tea parties that took place across this country on april 15 represented the tip of the iceberg of intense frustration among taxpayers and americans of all walks of life. everyone in america feels instinctively that this congress, this president is spending too much money, growing the government too fast.

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John Abney Culberson: we are on the brink, mr. speaker, of what is literally a fork in the road for the united states. we will either on the path laid out by the budget proposed by the majority, the liberal majority and i tried to avoid party labels because this is what's in the best interest of america being fiscally conservative orificecally liberal. the scal liberal majority has

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John Abney Culberson: laid out a budget that will put america to become argentina. the fiscal conservative minority led by mr. ryan has laid out a very thoughtful, fiscally conservative alternative. mr. ryan recognizes, as do those of us the minority, those fiscal conservatives who are working together to lay out

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John Abney Culberson: the alternatives that america needs a little dose of dave ramsey, the financial guru who in our personal lives recommends and as we all know you can't pay off borrowed money with borrowed money. dave ramsey quite correctly points out when you've run up too much debt you stop and those tea parties across america, mr. speaker, were the american people speaking out

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John Abney Culberson: and telling congress, stop it. no new taxes, no newebt, no new spending. and any elected official who neglects that very -- that very sincere and heart felt message from their constituents is serious trouble the next election.

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John Abney Culberson: this country is in serious trouble. and let's deal with it in a thoughtful, fiscally conservative way by controlling spending, cutting spending, cutting taxes, letting americans keep more of their own hard-earned money, where they will invest it to create jobs, create wealth. as we know historical facts show that keeping more of my

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John Abney Culberson: own money allows me to invest it in the way i see best that will lead to personal growth. america needs a strong dose of dave ramsey's good medicine. and at's why the motion to recommit by mr. ryan attempts to do, is get america back on a path toward fiscal prosperity.

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John Abney Culberson: if we don't act in a fiscally conservative way immediately, the comptroller of the united states has stated in a letter to my office last march that i a short 12 years american -- the american tea bill is the safest investment in the history of the world will be graded as junk bonds. now, that's an incre assertion from the auditor of

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John Abney Culberson: the united states, the comptroller of the united states says that the cumulative unfunded liabilities created by this congress are so massive that if we don't stop spending, control spending the tea bills become junk bonds. mr. chairman, mr. speaker, i urge the members to listen to theiconstituents. just say no. thank you.

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John Abney Culberson: no new spending, no new debt. support mr. ryan's motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the carolina. mr. spratt: mr. speaker, i have no further requests but i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: is the chairman the

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John Abney Culberson: right to close, do i infer he