On the recordNovember 30, 2010
I think the debate on this bill today points out why we have such a broken system in this country right now. The Federal Government has no business being in the farm business. We need to get our Federal Government back to the intended purposes of the Federal Government, which are very limited in our Constitution. Every time the Federal Government gets involved in things it has no business getting involved in, they go awry, and I think the arguments from our colleagues across the aisle point that out. I also want to point out that contrary to statements repeated over and over again by our colleagues across the aisle, Americans have not enjoyed any tax cuts in the past 4 years since they have been in charge of this Congress. To the contrary, the House Republican Ways and Means Committee has highlighted more than $680 billion in tax increases that have been imposed on the American people since the ruling liberal Democrats took control of Washington in January of 2009. Now, because of Democrat inaction, the American people are looking at the largest tax increase in the history of our country, which would affect all married couples, all families with children, seniors, and small businesses. That would destroy an average of 693 jobs every year through 2020; drain $726 billion from disposable income, $38 billion from personal savings, and $33 billion from business investments.
