John Culberson: “Just confirming for the record, Madam Speaker, that once again this liberal leadership of the Congress is shutting out…”

“Just confirming for the record, Madam Speaker, that once again this liberal leadership of the Congress is shutting out the American public, utterly untransparent, denying the American taxpayers the ability to read and see the legislation before the Congress. This $15 billion tax increase, Madam Speaker, has only been available for the American people to read for about 22 hours. No committee hearing, no transparency, consistent with the cap-and-tax legislation, a 300-page amendment in the lobby, consistent with every major piece of legislation, the "spendulus" package, all of the other massive tax and spending increases that this liberal leadership and this new liberal President have pushed through Congress. You have shut out the American people. You have shut out the ability of we who represent them to debate the legislation, to offer amendments. It is an affront to this great institution, the greatest democracy in the history of the world. You are denying the public a chance to participate. That's why you see the Tea Party rallies all over America. This is why there will be a tsunami this November to sweep out this liberal leadership, this tax-and-spend majority in Congress, which is using up the good will that this President had when he came in as a new President. And I am just very disappointed, frankly, that this Congress, this Speaker, has not allowed the public to read important legislation.”