Feb 1, 2016
Within 5 years, it will consume more than we now spend for our entire defense establishment.
Thomas McClintock
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Thomas Miller McClintock is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he has been an advocate for limited government and fiscal conservatism throughout his political career. McClintock has focused on issues such as tax reform, environmental policy, and government spending. He previously served in the California State Assembly and as a member of the California State Senate, where he gained recognition for his commitment to conservative principles.
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Feb 1, 2016
That is why we dare not increase the debt without also correcting what is causing it.
Feb 1, 2016
If you are paying your home mortgage with your credit card, and that is essentially what this country is doing at the moment...
Feb 1, 2016
And just a few years ago, then-Senator Barack Obama vigorously opposed an increase in the debt limit sought by the Bush Administration.
Feb 1, 2016
Congress alone has the constitutional power to tax, to borrow, and to spend. We regulate our borrowing through the debt limit.
Feb 1, 2016
Our government's good credit is vital to everything that we do here. And there are two ways to wreck that credit: by borrowing too much; or by failing to pay it back on time and in full.
Feb 1, 2016
The United States now staggers under $19 trillion of debt, nearly half of it run up in the last 8 years.
Feb 1, 2016
The interest on that debt is the fastest-growing component of the Federal budget.
Jan 21, 2016
The elected representatives of the city and county whose people pay the taxes and whose livelihoods and quality of life depend upon these projects?
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