House Proceeding 03-30-09 on Mar 30th, 2009 :: 1:38:05 to 1:41:40
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Paul Braun, Jr.: as they get their checkup i'm glad that this proposal is going forward. an balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise. mr. scalise: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes the

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Speech By: Paul Braun, Jr.

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Paul Braun, Jr.: gentleman from georgia, mr. broun. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia, mr. broun, is recognized for three minutes. mr. broun: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i'm a physician. i've dealt with anxiety and depression in patients throughout my medical career. and it's extremely debilitating -- depression is an extremely debilitating disease. what concerns me at this point

1:38:45 to 1:39:06( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Braun, Jr.: is that americans today are getting very, very depressed because of this sam roll of socialism that's being forced down this throat, the steam roll of socialism of bigger and bigger government, that's taking money away from small business, it's taking money away from families. they're struggling. we need to do something about the economy.

1:39:07 to 1:39:29( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Braun, Jr.: americans are hurting. we need to do something about it now. but greater spending and bigger government is not the solution. in fact, we're going to be taking up a budget this week. it's a budget that should cause people great angst here in america. it's a budget that's going to create a tremendous amount of anxiety and depression. more people are going to see

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Paul Braun, Jr.: their doctors and ask for antidepressants and nerve pills because of this budget we're going to see this week that's being presented by democratic jority. we've got to stop it. republicans have offered alternative after alternative, but the leadership of this house won't even consider them. the leadership of this house has said that republicans are

1:39:51 to 1:40:11( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Braun, Jr.: the party of no and that is absolutely not factual. republicans have offered many alternatives, but they just won't be considered. the american people need to wake up and understand that they're going to become more depressed and become more anxious. they're going to have greater strife within their families. we're going to have more marriages break up because of the budget, in my opinion, that

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Paul Braun, Jr.: we are going to be presented in this house and undoubtedly this house will pass it. but it's going to wreck our economy. america is bankrupt today because of the great spending that's been coming down through the latter part of the bush administration and now in this administration, and we've got to stop it. the american people need to wake up and demand that we have

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Paul Braun, Jr.: a responsible government so that they won't be depressed, so they won't be anxious so we can have a good economy. republicans are offering solutions, commonsense, market-based solutions based on the private sector. and it's absolutely critical that we find those solutions, that we work together, democrats and reblicans alike, to find economic

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Paul Braun, Jr.: solutions to put this country back on the right course. but we are spending too much, we're taxing too much, we're borrowing too much and we're bankrupting america. not only the government but individuals and small businesses. and it has to stop. i call on the american people to write their congressman, wri

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Paul Braun, Jr.: no, we have to have an alternative to this budget. i yield back the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from louisiana reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i have no additional speakers. i don't know imy colleague from louisiana does. mr. scalise: no additional on this side, mr. speaker.

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Paul Braun, Jr.: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey.