I rise today to pay tribute to a great gentleman, a dear friend, a colleague, and in many cases a battle buddy, Senator Jim Inhofe. He was an extraordinary gentleman. And you can't say ``gentleman'' enough when it came to Jim Inhofe. He…

So, let me just to put this into context, take a look at this graphic here, which shows from 1994 to 2054, how revenue and spending have worked.

the growth in healthcare spending has been one of the primary drivers on the spending side.

the prospect of that creating a shock to the economy along the lines of the 2008 shock or worse, have been repeatedly raised in this Committee.

the growth in healthcare spending has been one of the primary drivers on the spending side.

``Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.'' These words spoken by President Harry Truman still ring true to this day. Millions of…

CBO's long-term budget projections back in 2012 were the last time that CBO showed debt declining as a share of GDP.

Yes. And then here's defense discretionary spending, and then this is non-defense discretionary spending, which as you can see has been fairly constant over all of those years.

Helping the wealthy avoid taxes is such an infatuation that House Republicans even brought the United States to the brink of default trying to prevent the IRS from cracking down on wealthy tax cheats.

Helping the wealthy avoid taxes is such an infatuation that House Republicans even brought the United States to the brink of default trying to prevent the IRS from cracking down on wealthy tax cheats.

CBO about 2 months ago released new estimates that project that an extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts would add $4.6 trillion to the debt over 10 years.

Our national debt is not only the result of those two economic shocks, of course. It is also the result of repeated rounds of Republican tax cuts that primarily benefited giant corporations and very, very wealthy individuals.

My Republican colleagues complain that I, and my Democratic colleagues, aren't concerned about our nation's fiscal situation...

So, let me just to put this into context, take a look at this graphic here, which shows from 1994 to 2054, how revenue and spending have worked.

the prospect of that creating a shock to the economy along the lines of the 2008 shock or worse, have been repeatedly raised in this Committee.

I rise today to honor the service and achievements of an esteemed and valued member of our Armed Forces, Rear Admiral Leonard ``Butch'' Dollaga, who will retire from the U.S. Navy on October 1, 2024, after 34 years in uniform. His long and…

Our national debt is not only the result of those two economic shocks, of course. It is also the result of repeated rounds of Republican tax cuts that primarily benefited giant corporations and very, very wealthy individuals.

Do we really want to leave Ukraine high and dry to the tender mercies of the pediatric hospital bombing monster Putin? I kind of doubt it.