mr. kirk: thank you, madam president. although this bill reflects a balanced approach, americans also expect a balanced budget. we need to apply the common sense of the heartland to spend within our means as each family does with its monthly budget. the battle over this legislation was hard fought. we have finally started to change a 40-year culture of overspending and overborrowing in just 40 days. we hear the american people and we respect their judgment. they tell us that they are not undertaxed. they tell us that washington overspends. we have a government that claims to support a strong economy but urges tax increases that will weaken it. we hear speeches from some who want to expand employment but then attack employers. they argue for more access to credit but then assail the banks that would provide it. they call for more american energy but decry the very explorers who would find it. we need more straight talk and accountability. small businesses provide the most jobs, and we should reward them. inventors create n

mr. kirk posted a neighborhood meeting that john adams and community college. i attended do you see with the neighborhood would say and no one showed up. one year ago this week i received a phone call from ross. he wanted to find out the status of the chase bank. he said at my office would do whatever it would take to get this to go through. i said the think the neighborhood would like it? he said at bank, the neighborhood it commissioned a study and the bank was on the no. 2 or no. 5 items of stores they wanted in the neighborhood. instead of confusing the issues and expanding a formula retail, we should start helping all businesses in the valley. a neighborhood ice cream parlor has tried to open and it has been months before they could get their authorization from planning. that to need to help. we need to help the small businesses and create jobs in san francisco. [tone] >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am with the neighborhood association. let's get to the punchline. we support the idea of banks, financial institutions being included in the large basket

mr. ron kirk, ambassador. [applause] and now as we take our seats -- all of you are very special tonight. i do hope that you have a wonderful evening. but before we close the evening, we are honored to have a very special guest. would you please welcome to the stage mr. stevie wonder? [applause] [cheers] [applause] stevie, thank you so much for coming tonight. we appreciate you. >> it is truly an honor to be here at the beginning of this celebration of the memorial of dr. martin luther king jr. i want to personally and emotionally thank you, harry johnson, for making it possible for me to see the monument. he made it possible for me to go up and check it out and touch the face of dr. king. [applause] what i would like to do before i say any more is, through the wonder foundation commit to the foundation $10,000 per year that will allow as many people that are blind to go up in a cherry picker to see it. [applause] >> amazing. >> if that does not cover it, i guess i will have to sell some or records. [laughter]

mr. kirk: thank you, madam president. although this bill reflects a balanced approach, americans also expect a balanced budget. we need to apply the common sense of the heartland to spend within our means as each family does with its monthly budget. the battle over this legislation was hard fought. we have finally started to change a 40-year culture of overspending and overborrowing in just 40 days. we hear the american people and we respect their judgment. they tell us that they are not undertaxed. they tell us that washington overspends. we have a government that claims to support a strong economy but urges tax increases that will weaken it. we hear speeches from some who want to expand employment but then attack employers. they argue for more access to credit but then assail the banks that would provide it. they call for more american energy but decry the very explorers who would find it. we need more straight talk and accountability. small businesses provide the most jobs, and we should reward them. inventors create n

mr. ron kirk? ok. [applause] >> ok, thank you.

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