Kendrick Meek: “I am glad you are here to share that information, and you are 110 percent right. The U.K., $223.2 billion. The…”

“I am glad you are here to share that information, and you are 110 percent right. The U.K., $223.2 billion. The Caribbean, $115.3 billion. Taiwan and counting, $71.3 billion of our debt. Again, this is not the American taxpayer, this is what a charitable Congress has done with the President's policies. And you let some individuals tell it on the other side of the aisle, they will say we are doing great. For the first time in the history of the country, these countries have had their hands in the pockets of the American taxpayer, and having us pay with interest. Like Mrs. Jones mentioned, it is like borrowing on a credit card. OPEC nations, you are talking about Iran, Saudi Arabia, a number of the countries that many Americans have questions about, oil-producing countries, they are in on the game. Not only are we paying through the nose for petroleum, they own $67.8 billion. {time} 1945 Germany, $65.7 billion; Korea, $66.5 billion; and Canada, just north of us, $53.8 billion. They are in on this feeding frenzy. And the reason why we have this silhouetted Continental United States and the American flag, we want to get back to this. Mr. Speaker, we are the only party here in this Chamber, including, we would add, the one Independent that actually votes with the Democrats on this side. If we want to get back to a debt-free America, then we have to go on pay-as-you-go policies, which just today, just today, just today, Mr. Tanner, just today, Mrs.…”