Thomas Foley: “the President says it is selfish to vote to slow the size and wasteful growth of government. Consider this: Have you…”

“the President says it is selfish to vote to slow the size and wasteful growth of government. Consider this: Have you looked at your phone bill lately with all the government fees? Have you looked at your cable bill and all of its government taxes and fees, your gas taxes when you fill up your car, your sales taxes on purchases, your property taxes on real estate, your State income taxes, your payroll taxes on earning, your excise taxes on beverages, your IRS taxes on income? Only in Washington can one say the Lord giveth and the Government taketh away. When Washington takes it from you, it is called compassionate. When you want your money back from Washington because it is wasting it, you are called selfish. Mr. Speaker, it is the American taxpayers' money, not ours, not Congress', not the White House's, the taxpayers'. It is not selfish to ask for fiscal discipline. It is not selfish to save for the future. It is not selfish to give more money to your children so that they can invest for their education. It is not selfish to ask government to restrain its wasteful spending patterns. It is time government recognizes that it is for the people, by the people, of the people, not for the President.”