Kendrick Meek: “I am so glad that Mr. Ryan set the pace here and he laid the foundation for continuing our discussion as it relates to…”

“I am so glad that Mr. Ryan set the pace here and he laid the foundation for continuing our discussion as it relates to responsibility. I can tell the Members the ideas that we had here on this floor as it relates to sensible tax policy that will not drive us further into debt. What happened today on the floor, not because of our votes, but because of the majority vote, the Republican majority, they took this country further into debt. {time} 1700 They made it so we are going to have to change our board here, because we are going to be borrowing more money from foreign countries, Mr. Speaker, because of the deficit. I will say this again. President Bush, with the Republican majority, I guarantee you he could not do it by himself without the Republican majority here in this House, has borrowed a record-breaking, mind- boggling $1.05 trillion in the last 4 years, more than 42 Presidents prior to the President taking office. 42 Presidents, Republican and Democrat. Some of the gentlemen here on this board were once members of the Whig Party. But I can tell you they were only able to achieve borrowing from foreign nations $1.01 trillion over 224 years. This is the same majority and the same President that says that we know exactly what we are doing as it relates to putting this country on the right track. Well, I can tell you, Members of the Congress, that I am very, very concerned.…”