Political Quotes

“I am going to pause here for 5 seconds, and I will tell you why. I did that to note something. I did that because I want to note that our Federal Government just spent $1 million in 5 seconds--$1 million. By the time I finish this speech, the government will have spent over $50 million. By the time my colleagues finish their speeches, that figure will be in the hundreds of millions. As it stands right now, our government is spending $197,000 per second, which as a recent publication by the America First Policy Institute points out, is faster than the speed of light. Let's look at this graphic here real quick. My staff just ran this up on the copy machine because I wanted to blow it up. This is a post by the AFPI. They point out the fastest things on the Earth, and they note that we are actually spending right now faster than the speed of light. The speed of light is 186,282 miles per second. We are spending $197,000 per second. Our national debt is well over $31 trillion right now--$31 trillion. Now, if those figures alarm you, Mr. Speaker, you are not alone. Everybody on our side of the aisle is deeply concerned about this. We understand what a risk it is to our national security and to the stability of our constitutional Republic. {time} 1845 However, you won't find anyone--hardly anyone, I think--on the other side of the aisle who understands this or agrees with it.…”