House Proceeding on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 0:13:45 to 0:15:20
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Joseph R. Pitts: along the tough fiscal decisions for future congresss. the time has come to act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the $3.6 trillion budget released by president obama spends too

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Speech By: Joseph R. Pitts

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Joseph R. Pitts: much, taxes too much, borrows too much and wastes too much. today, middle-class families and small businesses are making sacrifices when it comes to their own budget. yet, washington continues to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars on bailouts another government programs. the spending in this budget is so massive that independent estimates suggests roughly 250,000 new federal bureaucrats may be needed just to spend it all.

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Joseph R. Pitts: rather than government cutting back, showing restraint, operating more efficiently on basic government responsibilities, the president proposes to create massive new programs vastly expanding the scoach and reach of the federal government. the -- scope and reach of the federal government. the taxes on energy will cost every household $3,000 a year.

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Joseph R. Pitts: this will cost american jobs at a time when we can't afford it. the majority of those hit by the new tax increases are small businesses, the engines of job creation in our economy. this budget takes us in the wrong direction. i yield back. . >> i request pmission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: witho jection.

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Joseph R. Pitts: mr. wilson: i recently -- it recently ranked seventh in the nation among midsized metropolitan areas for business attraction and expansion according to selection magazine.