John Drake: “I thank you, Congressman Price, and I really do appreciate the effort you have made to make sure that the American…”

“I thank you, Congressman Price, and I really do appreciate the effort you have made to make sure that the American people truly understand what is happening within our economy today. I know you and I share a lot of very similar beliefs. I just wanted to start today by reminding you and bringing to mind again a really wonderful quote by former President Ronald Reagan, when he said, ``There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination and wonder,'' and that is part of what you are seeing in this increase in job growth. We believe that the strength of our Nation lies with the individual and that each person's dignity, freedom and ability and responsibility must be honored. We believe that free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this Nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity. But there is an alternative to what we believe, and that alternative belief is one that seeks a solution that consists more of invasive government. And not surprisingly, Ronald Reagan had something to say about that as well. I think we as Americans remember the quote very, very well, and it is that ``The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.'' In economic terms, we will all remember the 21st century began slowly. The telecom bubble burst.…”