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On the recordDecember 21, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I rise today very disturbed by the lack of respect the ruling Democrat elites have shown for the will of the American people since election day. Having lost 63 seats in the House and six seats in the Senate, one would think the liberal Democrat regime would think twice about continuing their reckless pattern of spending that has been so overwhelmingly rejected by the American voting public. However, these Washington elites have spent their last days grasping frantically to their waning power and continuing to spend, spend, spend, even in the final hours before Christmas. This rule is a slap in the face to the institutional integrity of Congress and the way this body is intended to operate.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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The speaker criticizes the Democratic leadership for ignoring the voters' will and continuing excessive spending.

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