Mr. Ryan, referring back to the chart, we are talking about $230 billion on the debt. And I am looking at education there on that chart, and you can stack three of those charts, the education dollars investment beside the debt and you still won't make it to the 230. You have the homeland security folks running around here talking about we have to protect the homeland on the majority side, as though, Mr. Speaker, that just became a problem. Folks burning all kind of Federal jet fuel running down to the border talking about how we are going to get tough. Sending National Guard troops from throughout the States when we already have an overextended military and saying we would like to do more in homeland security. But as it relates to the Republican majority plan, the investment dollars are not there. Look at veterans, the blue over here, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, which is quite interesting. Goodness, what we are paying down on the debt because of the Republican out-of-control spending on the majority side, the rubber stamp Congress, doing everything the President says to do for the billionaires and millionaires and all of the people that Mr.…
Kendrick Meek: “Mr. Ryan, referring back to the chart, we are talking about $230 billion on the debt. And I am looking at education…”
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