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Charles Wilson: I rise to point out some of the issues why I believe I was elected by the people in Ohio to come to Congress to help…

On the recordJanuary 16, 2007
I rise to point out some of the issues why I believe I was elected by the people in Ohio to come to Congress to help with the deficit spending and the problems that we have. How we have gone from a surplus in 6 years to a record deficit under this administration, I believe that is why we had the turnout at the polls that we had this year. Mr. Speaker, I believe the American people are concerned. They are worried about the amount of money that is being spent on interest, on the money we owe on this deficit. They are concerned about the money that is being taken away from the education of our children. They are concerned about the money that is taken away from the health care of our families because of the interest that is paid on this debt. It is just irresponsible; and at this point, Mr. Speaker, every man, woman, and child in this country owes $29,000 in this deficit budget that we have, or lack of budget that we have. There has to be a change, and I truly believe that is what the people in America said all across America when they changed the face of Congress. It is now that we need to be responsible for what is going on.
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Charles Wilson
Democratic · Ohio

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Addressing concerns about deficit spending and its impact on education and healthcare.

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