John Culberson: “Judge Poe is exactly right. Our most fundamental right as Americans is the right to be left alone. It is important…”

“Judge Poe is exactly right. Our most fundamental right as Americans is the right to be left alone. It is important legislation and appreciate the judge bringing it to us. We're going to hear from our good friend Congressman Royce in a minute who has been working on this legislation for many years. We will hear from him in just a moment. I want to make sure, however, we as a Congress are focused on the financial hurricane stalking America just over the horizon. The financial, really if we're not careful, the urgency of this financial hurricane is something we cannot afford to ignore any longer. We, as a Congress, have as our highest priority again the preservation of the security and financial safety of future generations. We're guardians of the Treasury. We're responsible for ensuring that we're not spending money we don't have; yet this so-called stimulus bill has added to the urgency of this financial hurricane stalking America. This $1.3 trillion spending spree that the new liberal majority has engaged has, in fact, created at least 32 new Federal programs at a cost of about $137 billion. This spending spree of $1.3 trillion over these 17 legislative days has a lot more to do with expanding the power base of the liberal majority and growing the Federal Government's power than it does with stimulating the economy.”