Tom Tancredo: “If we can actually slow the growth of Government down, if we can reduce the amount that the Government would have grown…”

“If we can actually slow the growth of Government down, if we can reduce the amount that the Government would have grown in the next 10 years by $2 trillion, by simply holding Social Security sacrosanct, it is more than just a paper accomplishment. It means lives will change. It means that people will be able to buy homes that would never have been able to buy a home because interest rates will go down. It will mean that people will be able to take vacations they never thought they could take. They will be able to leave to their grandchildren and children an estate that is worth something, worth real dollars, because the Government will not confiscate it all in the process. It actually matters when we talk about reducing the size and the scope of Government. They are not just words. They affect the way people live. I want to say, as a freshman, once again, I am proud to be a Member of this Congress.”