ms. foxx: i ask permission to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. politicians like to talk about cutting deficits. president obama and his fellow democrats seem to think that tax increases are the only way to lower the deficit. earlier this year the president released a budget that called for $1.8 trillion in tax increases. in fact, since president obama took office, democrats have raised taxes by over $670 billion and have used nearly all of it to increase the size of government, not reduce the size of deficits. during the same 22 months, the federal government has spent $6.1 trillion. but now democrats are about to hand american taxpayers the largest tax increase in our nation's history, and house republicans are determined to stop it. congress should permanently extend the tax relief for all taxpayers. higher taxes are not the way to lower deficits. washi

ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. as i sit here and listen to my colleagues across the aisle, i want to remind them that the american people showed on november 2 they are not buying the class warfare that our friends are still trying to sell. we are a month away fromtax increase that is will hit every american taxpayer. the obama-pelosi-reid spending spree that's racked up $6.1 trillion in federal spending in 22 months is about to hand the american people a massive tax increase. democrats had jorts in both houses in congress until january and there is time for them to do something to stop the $3.9 trillion tax increases. but so far all we are seeing on the agenda is more spending. republicans are ready to work in a bipartisan way to stop these tax increases and cut spending. but the president and congressional democrats don't take action before the end of the year to stop all -- the new house majority will in january. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from

ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i realize that we are here to debate something other than the continuation of the tax cuts and staving off the tax increases which are coming right around the corner. however it's important that we continue to remind the american people that our colleagues across the aisle continue to refuse to deal with what's the most important issue that we need to be dealing with. instead we are here day after day, day after day, naming post offices and celebrating anniversaries of sports figures when our colleagues have known that the tax increases were going to occur on january 1, 2011 since that bill was passed. they have been in control for four years and they have refused to deal with it. furthermore, we haveal president and congress of the same party. they both know this had to be dealt with but they seem to want to leave everything until the last possible minute and then blame republicans because something isn't being done. well, ladies and gentlemen, that is just not the case. our colleagu

the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. for five minutes. ms. foxx: thanyou, madam speaker. madam speaker, today i rise in solemn remembrance of the life of a fallen hero, staff sergeant adam l. dickmeier who grew up in winston-salem, north carolina. he was killed while serving his country in afghanistan on october 28 when insurgents attacked his unit within an improvised explosive device near kandahar. he was assigned to the second battalion, 502nd infantry regiment, fort campbell, kentucky. from 2003 to 2009 he served at the tomb of the unknown in arlington national cemetery. only 15% of those who try out for the honored precision assignment are chosen. and some consider it the most prestigious duty of the military. . the soldiers carry out their duties 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year no matter the condition. he was deployed to afghanistan in june after volunteering to go. staff sergeant dickmeier graduated from carver high school when he participated in the rotc drill team. this selfless american patriot who paid the heavyie

ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. when i first ran for public office in 1994, i said then that we have too much government. we still have too much government. in fact, we have way more government than we had then and it's too much. but republicans have been listening to the american people who agree with us that we have too much government, and we have made a pledge to america to reduce the role of the federal government in our lives. we invite you to look at the pledge to america that republicans took last fall. we believe it's had a major impact on the election that was held in november, but we promise is that we are going to fulfill that pledge and reduce the role of the federal government in our lives and take our country back to what it was meant to be. i yield back, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or