Well, and I think the gentleman makes a great point because, you know, change was the key word of this election cycle. And I think the American people love that word ``change,'' and they did want to change. But I think the change they wanted was trust and transparency. That's what they thought change meant. If we are going down this path, and the path that the majority in the House and the majority in the Senate is talking about, was spending their tax dollars, it's not that trust and transparency that they are going to get. You know, that's the amazing thing, these 4,162 foreclosures, they are the ones that put up the 700, or part of the $700 billion to allow their house to be sold.
Lynn A. Westmoreland: “Well, and I think the gentleman makes a great point because, you know, change was the key word of this election cycle.…”
On the recordJanuary 8, 2009
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Discussing the concept of change in relation to trust and transparency in government spending.
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