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Tax And Spend

Floor Speech

Date: Aug. 4, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending


TAX AND SPEND -- (Extensions of Remarks - August 04, 2007)

* Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, it has only taken seven months, but this new Democrat majority has brought back Washington's favorite pastime--tax and spend.

* In their short time in the majority, Democrats have all but openly pledged to raise taxes on the American people by an incredible $392 billion. That's on top of $23 billion in new domestic spending. This is real money. It comes from the wallets of American families. Unfortunately, Democrats believe they know better how to spend the hard-earned money of America's workers than the workers themselves.

* Republicans are working to restore fiscal sanity to this Congress. We have staunchly opposed the out-of-control spending, and brought some much needed sunshine to earmarks. When taxpayer dollars are being spent, we owe it to each and every American to create transparency and accountability. I hope my colleagues will join me in honoring our duty to the American people to remain good stewards of their hard-earned money.

* In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September 11th.


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