John Mica: “from time to time the comments from this administration and the President of the United States lead me to the floor to…”

“from time to time the comments from this administration and the President of the United States lead me to the floor to comment. I think my colleagues and the American people saw the President of the United States calling the Republicans reckless. And I guess I am included in that, I am a Republican. We were called reckless for proposing a significant tax cut for the American people. Mr. Speaker, I almost had to chuckle to hear the President of the United States call me reckless and the Republicans for offering a tax cut. It is almost hysterical when we think about it when the other side of the aisle for some 40 years had control of this body and under the Constitution of the United States we all know bills, financial bills start in the House of Representatives on the basis of a judgment made by our founding fathers. For 40 years, the recklessness of the other side nearly bankrupt this Nation. When I came into the House of Representatives in 1992, we were facing financial disaster. This was carried through with the reckless policy of this President who instituted one of the largest tax increases in American history a few months after his election. And again when he had complete majorities in the House, the Senate, and controlled the White House. What was reckless is 40 years of taking money out of Social Security. It is like robbing our senior citizens's pension accounts, their funds, and using it for outlandish spending.”