Luke Messer: “I think in this debate today, you're seeing two very different philosophies of how we move forward as a country: one…”

“I think in this debate today, you're seeing two very different philosophies of how we move forward as a country: one side of the aisle, who believes that the key to America's future is raising taxes and growing government; and our side, who believes that the key to America's future is controlling spending and giving families tax relief now. Let's use tax reform to put more money in the pocket of the American taxpayer so they can spend it out in the economy. The gentleman mentions the CBO many, many times over and over again and fails to mention that the leadership of CBO has said that a balanced budget in the long term will help grow our economy by as much as 1.7 percent each year annually if we balance this budget. He cites Majority Leader Cantor's statements on the sequester. We have virtual unanimity in this caucus that we need to replace the structure of those $85 billion in cuts, but our side of the aisle believes we need to replace them with other, more sensible budget reductions that get this government under control. Mr. Speaker, with those comments, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Duffy).”