House Proceeding on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 0:17:10 to 0:18:55
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Diane E. Watson: whether it's immigration or any other issue, the media suld report the facts not slant the news. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectn. ms. watson: mr. speaker, in january, 2001, president bush inherited a fiscal situation

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Speech By: Diane E. Watson

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Diane E. Watson: stronger than any in half a century. when president clinton left office, the federal budget was on track to retire all debt for the first time since 1835 and add $3 savings, but republican trickle-down economic policies changed all that, squandering

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Diane E. Watson: the entire budget surplus and instead deficits in the trillions. republans let budget rules lapse. the increased spending, they cut revenue, and enacted expensive tax cuts for those whoeeded them the least. on president bush's watch, the debt held by the public gr

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Diane E. Watson: om 3.4 to 6.3 trillion dollars. the gross federal debt doubled and foreign held debt more than tribbled. mr. speaker, the healthy fiscal forecast the bush administration now been replaced by record budget deficits as far as the eye

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Diane E. Watson: an economy in a tailspin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without mr. sullivan: thank ??eaker. while our nation is suffering a severe economic recession, the democrat majority is working behind closed doors to enact the largest carbon regulatory scheme

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Diane E. Watson: in our nation's history in the