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Message From Constituents: Less Spending, Less Borrowing, And Less Government

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 29, 2009
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Economy and Fiscal

Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Madam Speaker, as I travel across Kansas, one common theme I hear from folks is their frustration with the amount of spending taking place in Washington. Rightfully so, millions of Americans are standing up to their elected officials and saying ``enough is enough.'' Our national debt is closing in on $12 trillion, almost $39,000 owed by each man, woman, and child in the United States.

I applaud the millions of Americans who have chosen to exercise their constitutional right to free speech and have taken part in the TEA party protests. I am a sponsor of House Resolution 870, which expresses the appreciation of the House of Representatives for those who participated in the Taxpayer March on September 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Congress has been issuing checks that our Nation can no longer afford, and I applaud the participants for sending a clear message: It's time for Washington to change its ways. Less spending, less borrowing, and less government.


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