Dave Camp: “I yield myself the balance of my time. The gentleman, my friend from Michigan, talked about certainty. And yes, there is…”

“I yield myself the balance of my time. The gentleman, my friend from Michigan, talked about certainty. And yes, there is certainty, because the Senate majority leader just announced they will take up this bill and pass it. And I think every American understands that we must get our debt and deficit under control. We've had over $5 trillion in increases in deficits in the Obama administration--almost a 50 percent increase in our national debt. And let me just say that we have had many short-term increases in the debt limit over time. What was business as usual when the Democrats were in the majority? We had nine short-term debt increases--three of them in 1987 and six of them in 1990--before longer, more permanent debt limit increases were made. So what was business as usual for the Democrats they now call ``flirting dangerously'' for Republicans. I think it is very important we move forward on increasing the debt limit for this limited period of time while we can then address the issues that will help affect our long-term debts and deficits, including the sequester and the continuing resolution.…”