You can't continue to print money and continue to elevate the debt on this country. And particularly when you look at the debt of this country as we stand here today, in 8 years this deficit has grown to a size that is larger than all the cumulative deficits for all administrations from George Washington to the start 8 years ago. That's amazing. The fourth largest item in our budget is the interest that we pay on the money that we borrow.
Discussing the growing national debt and fiscal responsibility during a floor speech.
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