David Weldon: “the record should show that the gentleman from Florida who just spoke voted for and attached to the 1993 debt limit bill…”

“the record should show that the gentleman from Florida who just spoke voted for and attached to the 1993 debt limit bill the largest tax increase in history. I do not believe that was a clean debt ceiling increase. This is a good rule on a good bill. It is going to make sure Social Security's recipients get their Social Security checks. I have a lot of elderly seniors in my district who rely on those checks. This is a good bill. Everybody in the body should support this. We are getting bogged down talking about how the minority wants a clean debt ceiling increase. Prior to coming to the Congress as a physician, I had the opportunity to treat AIDS patients, some of whom had acquired their AIDS through drug abuse. I had the opportunity to deal with drug addicts. I have to say there are some Members of this body who are addicted to spending taxpayers' dollars, addicted to spending money that is not theirs, and it is just wrong.”