Richard Neal actually said...

This debt is about the past, not about the future.

As we debate increasing the debt ceiling this afternoon, I think a bit of history is important as we acknowledge the current fiscal situatio...

Instead, after years of reckless spending and tax cuts, the Federal Government ran deficits from 2002 until 2011.

Many of the most senior Members of this Committee routinely voted to raise the debt ceiling during those years.