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On the recordJuly 29, 2010
You would think, Madam Speaker, after this President and this Congress increased what we call non-defense discretionary spending, which is really garden variety government, not the entitlement programs, not the Pentagon, has increased 84 percent in just 2 years, at what point do you say enough is enough? And that's why Republicans every week are bringing forth another proposal under the YouCut program to say, let's start saving some money. So as you heard from the gentleman from Georgia, this week is the advanced earned income tax credit, frankly brought by a Democrat who now apparently has decided to abandon his own child and make it an orphan. But this is a program that could save taxpayers $1.1 billion. We need to vote down the rule, vote down the previous question. Allow us today to make one small saving, again at least one small speed bump on the road to national bankruptcy brought courtesy of our friends on the other side of the aisle. Reject the rule.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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