The federal debt has risen to more than $31 trillion. Since Biden took office, it's almost up $4 trillion.

So, the question yeah, is like what do we spend per person?

I think you have an impossible job. I can't imagine trying to defend a $6.8 trillion budget.

So, the population since 2019 has gone up 1.8 percent. How much do you think your proposed budget has gone up from the 2019 budget?

I think you have an impossible job. I can't imagine trying to defend a $6.8 trillion budget.

So here's the numbers. So, the population in the last five years has gone up 1.8 percent, and your budget would take the budget up 55 percent.

Do you believe excessive government spending, running big deficits, causes inflation?

I think you have an impossible job. I can't imagine trying to defend a $6.8 trillion budget.

So why would--why would we only have a six million increase in the number of Americans since 2019, but we have a 55 percent increase in our budget?

The federal debt has risen to more than $31 trillion. Since Biden took office, it's almost up $4 trillion.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you as ranking member with Chairwoman Foxx to speak in support of our bipartisan budget for the House Education and Workforce Committee.