House Proceeding on Jun 5th, 2008 :: 1:44:19 to 1:45:59
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1:44:01 to 1:44:19( Edit History Discussion )

John M. Jr.Spratt: of medicare, social security benefits. unquote. $2.5 trillion, mr. speaker, under the democrat watch imposed upon the next generation. it just so happens that two members of the next generation that

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Allen Boyd: i'm very concerned about, my 6-year-old daughter and my 4-year-old son, are in the gallery today. and i take the matter very, very seriously that we have a democrat budget before us today that

1:44:19 to 1:45:59( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Allen Boyd

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Allen Boyd: is absolutely stone cold silent. 7 on the number one threat to their future of greater opportunity and greater freedom. and they -- this budget, this democrat budget does nothing to reform entitlement

1:44:53 to 1:45:07( Edit History Discussion )

Allen Boyd: spending. to give us greater retirement security and better health care at a more reasonable cost. mr. speaker, there is a tale of two budgets here. one is stone cold silent on reforming entitlement

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Allen Boyd: spending that threatens to bankrupt future generation, including my children. let me tell you what it's not silent on. it's not silent on tax increases. this budget includes the single largest

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Allen Boyd: tax increase in american history. an average family of four working in the fifthrk congressional district of texas that i have the honor of representing over the course of the next three years

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Allen Boyd: will see a $3,000 a year tax increase. at a time when they are having to go to the convenience store and making the decision do i buy a gallon of milk or do i buy a gallon of gas? what does

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Allen Boyd: this budget do? it raises taxes on a family of four by $3,000. the elderly will see their taxes go up $2, 181. a single parent who has two children could see their tax goes up by over $1,600.

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Jeff Flake: people are wondering how am i going to send my kids to college? how am i going to put gas into the pickup truck? how are we going to commute the 25 miles to work every day? what does this budget

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Speech By: Jeff Flake