So the constraints that you suggest that we put on ourselves, they are only there for one reason, and that is not to explode this deficit and debt situation, even further exacerbate the situation as we currently have, which most people would agree is already beyond any capacity for us to be able to repay, and it is just going to lead to further complications in taxes for future generations.
Womack emphasizes the need for budget constraints to manage the national debt.
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This fiscal commission is going to force us. It is going to bypass leadership, it is going to get to the floor and actually be able to be voted on.
the American public just--we are afraid to tell the American public the inconvenient truth because if you tell them what the problem is, they are going to want to know what the solution is
Our fiscal situation is dire because of bad decisions made here over many years and it can only be corrected here.
I do not think anybody with a straight face can project that ridership is going to reach pre-pandemic levels.
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