Mr. Speaker, unemployment is still at double digits across the country; and in my home State of South Carolina, it is at a record high of 12.6 percent. Families are hurting, loosing jobs. With this dismal backdrop, why would the administration propose a budget that will increase taxes by more than $2 trillion over 10 years, killing jobs? The budget is more spending, more taxes, and more borrowing. Media across the country are even calling this budget bluff. In the San Francisco Chronicle, liberal economists question the deficit reduction measures. Economist Isabel Sawhill called such measures ``totally depressing,'' saying it is ``depressing'' to see the administration abandon even the goal of a balanced budget. The Associated Press reports it as a deficit commission ``without teeth.'' Politico reports it is ``betting heavily on the symbolism of'' a spending freeze filled with loopholes and is already being undercut by Washington Democrats. In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. ____________________
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