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Steve Scalise: “It's our grandchildren's money. And if my daughter, Madison is watching, I'd ask her to turn away for a moment because I…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
It's our grandchildren's money. And if my daughter, Madison is watching, I'd ask her to turn away for a moment because I don't want to frighten her. But my 21-month old daughter, with a $1.3 trillion bill, will take on an additional $4,000 in debt, just my daughter alone. Every man, woman and child in this country, if we pass a $1 trillion deficit-laden spending bill, every man, woman and child in this country will take on another $4,000 each in additional national debt. And that's what this really means to people in this country.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the implications of a proposed spending bill on national debt.

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