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On the recordMarch 8, 2023
It is a harsh truth, and we have to address it. My colleague is right. As he implied there, the inevitable result of living beyond our means today is that we and our children inevitably are going to have to live below our means tomorrow. We are going to have higher debt, higher taxes, less security, less opportunity. It is not going to be the same America that we have always known and valued. It is a harsh truth. Mr. Speaker, I yield next to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman), my good friend.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana
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Mar 8, 2023

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