House Proceeding on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 0:08:40 to 0:10:00
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John Fleming: again,i commend the society of neuroscience, particularly in this area of our veterans to help them have the quality of life. i give back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? mr. fleming: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

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Speech By: John Fleming

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John Fleming: mr. fleming: mr. speaker, i rise today. this is budget time again, and this budget proposed by the administration has some very major flaws in it. it creates a greater tax burden on the american people, among other things. the budget calls for a $637 billion tax increase for the majority of small businesses that pay taxes as individuals.

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John Fleming: the cap and tax program, not the cap and trade but the cap and tax program will increase taxes conservetively by $646 billion on energy to every household in america. these households can expect to pay more than $3,000 a year extra on their utility bills. this is money taken directly

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John Fleming: out of the pockets of working families struggling to pay bills each month. this budget also caps the value of itemized deductions for those with higher incomes and really middle-class incomes, reducing charitable givings by $9 billion a year which will devastate charities. finally, this budget reinstates the death tax.