Ron Lewis: “in 1993 when I decided to run for Congress, there were many reasons why I felt I should get involved in the political…”

“in 1993 when I decided to run for Congress, there were many reasons why I felt I should get involved in the political campaign. One of the main reasons was my concern over the national debt and deficit spending. My wife and I did not want to see our two children faced with a mountain of debt that would eventually destroy their future. Now, just 5 years later, it is with a lot of relief and thankfulness that Congress has been able to balance the Federal budget. But today we are faced with a problem that is even greater and more destructive than runaway debt. My children and the children of this Nation are faced with a society that is experiencing a moral deficit. Eighty-four percent of the American people say their biggest concern is the decline in the traditional moral values. Mr. Speaker, if we give our children the richest economy in the world but a society that is morally bankrupt, what have we gained? Some would say, but it is the economy, stupid. But I disagree, because good economies come and go, but for a Nation to survive as history has proven over and over again, patriotism, courage, fidelity, honesty, and public and personal character must be the foundation on which it stands.”