Democrats and the $61 Billion Bargain Budget

DEMOCRATS AND THE $61 BILLION BARGAIN BUDGET -- (House of Representatives - October 19, 2005)

(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, if Democrats had their way, Americans would be forced to pay higher taxes to cover the billions of dollars of excessive government spending proposed by Democrats every year. Yesterday, while opposing tax cuts for hard-working American families, Democrat Leader NANCY PELOSI conveniently forgot that her party has proposed to increase the Federal budget by $61 billion in only 3 years. If $61 billion is a vision of fiscal restraint, this is an obvious misinterpretation of the facts.

As Democrats search for ways to spend more taxpayer money, House Republicans are working hard to decrease the deficit and eliminate frivolous government programs. Yesterday, we announced a plan to terminate 98 unnecessary programs and save taxpayers more than $4.3 billion. House Republicans will continue to work for fiscal discipline because, if left up to Minority Leader Pelosi, the budget would be at least $61 billion larger as Democrats continue their worn-out policies of tax and spend.

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

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