We cannot continue to push our debt on to future generations.

Prudent budgeting and planning are integral for both emergency preparedness and response to be successful.

Prudent budgeting and planning are integral for both emergency preparedness and response to be successful.

Last week, I joined Sanders, Lee, Blumenthal, Crapo, Risch, and Murphy as a broad bipartisan effort to introduce the Article I Act.

This is the only place that seems to try to violate that rule routinely.

Interest payments on our debt are going to be the single most expensive thing we do in the Federal Government.

over the last two decades, it is north of maybe $10 trillion that have been added to the Federal debt.

It is very important that we have our Federal finances in as strong of a position as possible, and an emergency fund could very well be an important component of that.

We are always prepared, and if you don't do that, you have to dig your hole even deeper.

Interest payments on our debt are going to be the single most expensive thing we do in the Federal Government.

The Federal Government should do more to plan ahead for emergencies and change the trajectory of emergencies, especially to protect older Americans and those with disabilities.

From 2019 to 2023, the Federal spending grew by 40 percent.

over the last two decades, it is north of maybe $10 trillion that have been added to the Federal debt.

They have a fairly--they have got somewhat larger central Government, probably budget, but they don't borrow money to spend what they want to spend.

I think it is great advice and I think that data was coming in while we were contending with it, and we just were stubborn in not focusing on where we knew the problem was the worst with the elderly, and yes, we now know, and I think set…

We are always prepared, and if you don't do that, you have to dig your hole even deeper.

Disaster can strike anyone anywhere.

I think sooner or later, when you have any understanding of fiscal policy and macroeconomics, you are going to pay the piper with inflation and other things that happen due to that approach.