Interest payments on our debt are going to be the single most expensive thing we do in the Federal Government.

I don't think we will do that until you hit the ditch fairly hard.

We are always prepared, and if you don't do that, you have to dig your hole even deeper.

They have a fairly--they have got somewhat larger central Government, probably budget, but they don't borrow money to spend what they want to spend.

We cannot continue to push our debt on to future generations.

They have a fairly--they have got somewhat larger central Government, probably budget, but they don't borrow money to spend what they want to spend.

I think sooner or later, when you have any understanding of fiscal policy and macroeconomics, you are going to pay the piper with inflation and other things that happen due to that approach.

This is an expensive lesson that we have learned, and we have--Chairman Casey mentioned how it ravaged senior citizens.

I think it is great advice and I think that data was coming in while we were contending with it, and we just were stubborn in not focusing on where we knew the problem was the worst with the elderly, and yes, we now know, and I think set…

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Last week, I joined Sanders, Lee, Blumenthal, Crapo, Risch, and Murphy as a broad bipartisan effort to introduce the Article I Act.

We cannot adopt the model of panicked crisis governance as a standard response for emergencies.

It is very important that we have our Federal finances in as strong of a position as possible, and an emergency fund could very well be an important component of that.

More money borrowed, more money spent, and it really didn't do a great job on protecting those that needed it most.

I don't think we will do that until you hit the ditch fairly hard.

Prudent budgeting and planning are integral for both emergency preparedness and response to be successful.

Interest payments on our debt are going to be the single most expensive thing we do in the Federal Government.

We are always prepared, and if you don't do that, you have to dig your hole even deeper.

over the last two decades, it is north of maybe $10 trillion that have been added to the Federal debt.

Disaster can strike anyone anywhere.

I appreciate the Chairman holding this bipartisan hearing that will shine light on actions that farmers in Iowa...

Farmers are the greatest stewards of their land.

Do you think farmers would do as much of that without the help from the federal government on that particular stuff?

I introduce the Plant Biostimulant Act with Senator-- and it is bicameral and bipartisan as well.