Political Quotes

“I rise today to oppose the legislation in front of us that would raise the debt limit. This bill will enable this Congress to incur the largest national debt in the history of our country. I remember in 1997 coming to the U.S. House of Representatives. I was in my first term, and I had the opportunity, within 6 months of being elected, to vote on balancing the budget for the first time in 30 years. That was one of my proudest votes as a Member of the House and remains one of my proudest votes as a Member of Congress. When it comes to fiscal irresponsibility, though, at this time, this administration has broken all records and turned the clock back from that historic moment in 1997 when we balanced the budget for the first time in 30 years. They have rolled back the clock now to a huge fiscal mess with redtape and red ink as far as the eye can see. Despite inheriting the largest 10-year surplus in the history of our country, this administration turned a $5.6 trillion surplus into a $3.5 trillion deficit. That is a lot of money. This $9.1 trillion turnaround is the largest we have ever seen. It is absolutely historic and extremely disturbing to all of us.”