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Conference Report on S. Con. Res. 21, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008

Floor Speech

Date: May 17, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Taxes Budget, Spending and Taxes Government Budget and Spending


CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. CON. RES. 21, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 -- (House of Representatives - May 17, 2007)

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Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, to borrow an old cliche, the more things change, the more they remain the same.

The speaker who spoke a little while ago from the Democrats said that the Democrats in just 6 months have achieved what the Republicans did not do in 6 years. That's true.

In 6 months they've achieved increasing the taxes on the American people, the second largest tax increase in the history of this country. Again, $217 billion in additional taxes. Mr. Speaker, that's going to hit everybody, middle income families, low income earners, families with children, small businesses. Every American who pays Federal taxes is going to get a huge tax increase.

Mr. Speaker, the American people do not deserve a $217 billion tax increase to fund more bureaucracy and more bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. If you think that there are not enough bureaucracy, enough bureaucrats in D.C., vote for this budget. If you think the American people deserve a tax cut, reject this high spending, highly irresponsible tax raising budget.

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