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On the recordJuly 20, 2010
I was home again this weekend and, guess what, the American people are still sick and tired of this broken government and business as usual, and so am I. They said that new government leaders promised them change, and that's what they got. And that's what they still get when they stick their hand in their pocket, a handful of change. The new government said we will pay for everything we do. They call it 'pay as you go.' The people I talk to say what we got instead was tax to the max, borrow like there's no tomorrow, and spend to the end. Spend to the end of American ingenuity, spend to the end of American innovation, spend to the end of our children's future, the end of a great American experiment, the end of our freedom. Instead of building our country on the word 'change,' let's get America back on track, build it on words like responsibility, accountability, God, family, country. Mr. Speaker, how about faith, a little faith in the American people?
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Dave Reichert
Republican · Washington
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Jul 20, 2010

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The speaker addresses public frustration with government spending and calls for accountability and responsibility.

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