David Schweikert: “Many of us really appreciate when you stay here and listen to us because we know a lot of folks out there don't…”

“Many of us really appreciate when you stay here and listen to us because we know a lot of folks out there don't appreciate it. It is sort of a gift of your time to be with us. When we were in the majority, I spent much of my freshman term sitting in that chair. What we are going to do tonight is this sort of a continuation of a theme. We have already heard tonight, and over the last couple weeks, discussions of debt, discussions of what is happening in Medicare, and, actually, I want to come here behind this microphone and talk about what I believe is a solution. {time} 2015 I genuinely believe over the last few years, we have put together at least the backbone of enough math to talk about the reality. But let's first sort of set up the discussion if you haven't watched some of our other floor presentations since the beginning of this session. Every week, every other week, we try to take a half an hour and walk through our five pillars of what we believe saves us. Understand, in 9 years, 50 percent of all of the noninterest spending that this Congress will do will be to those 65 and over. Understand, in 9 years, the 74 million baby boomers will actually be in their benefit cycle. They will be 65 and up. In 9 years, two workers for one retiree. And when you start to look at the future of our debt, understand--and this is hard because so many don't want to hear it, and it is not Republican or Democrat, it is demographics.…”