And pay for it, not increasing this number, not increasing this number, but hopefully having this number go down, so that we do not have to knock on the bank door of China and say, hey, guess what, we need to borrow more money because we need to pay down our deficit.
Kendrick Meek: “And pay for it, not increasing this number, not increasing this number, but hopefully having this number go down, so…”
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Discussing fiscal responsibility and reducing national debt.
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I want to commend the Administration for doing something that we haven't done in a very long time here in Washington, D.C., especially from the executive branch, and that is to share with the American people the truth.
I want to deal with the arguments against doing something, versus not doing anything at all.
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