Tom Price: “while all Americans have shown compassion for the victims of recent natural disasters, we must exercise this compassion…”

“while all Americans have shown compassion for the victims of recent natural disasters, we must exercise this compassion in a fiscally responsible manner. We in Congress have an obligation to respond to these natural disasters, but we must not give future generations an IOU of billions of dollars that they will have to pay off. How do we do this? Many of my colleagues have looked for savings and prioritizing programs, and that is a great start and I am sure many more ideas will come forward as we discuss this issue. We must focus our efforts only on spending that which is essential to the American people, just like a family budget. In the past we have reduced spending when needed, and now is such a time. The American taxpayers want Congress to be fiscally responsible. Mr. Speaker, it is important to compare the government's budget to a family budget, and it is simple: When you spend more in one area, you must find savings in another. My colleagues and I should do just that. Now let us finish the job and show the taxpayers that Congress is able to act as responsibly as they would in their own life. ____________________”