David Schweikert: “Ron is one of the good guys. For those of us who are blessed to be on the Ways and Means Committee, many times it is one…”

“Ron is one of the good guys. For those of us who are blessed to be on the Ways and Means Committee, many times it is one of those committees where you have to do adult stuff that affects not only this country but the world. Having people that you can talk to and work it through with is important. Ron is going to be missed. I thank him for being one of the good guys. Madam Speaker, this is going to be sort of a two-parter. I am going to come back in 2 weeks and provide solutions, but right now I need to define the problem. As you know, right now around the Capitol complex, we have dozens and dozens of brand-new Members and hundreds of potentially new staffers. They are all trying to find their office and which way is up and where the bathrooms are; I mean, all the things we go through when we are brand-new around here. My fear is no one is telling these Members that are new--and even talking to the Members who have been here a while--the truth. The truth is the math, and the math always wins. We are in real trouble. What scares me is with some of the things going on in the economy right now, with where interest rates look like they are going, with inflation now becoming structural, it is potentially just devastating to the individuals out there, our brothers and sisters in the country, just the affordability, being able to afford a house, food, but you have got to understand what it also means to the stability of this country. Let's actually walk through it.…”