Political Quotes

“I am grateful to be leading this Special Order to discuss the ongoing efforts to tackle our national debt and the looming debt ceiling crisis. Since my first day in office some 7-plus years ago, I have said that one of the single greatest threats to our national security is the Federal Government's reckless, uncontrolled spending. This is now more obvious than ever. To be clear, it is essential that the United States honors its debts and pays back every single dollar that we have borrowed. However, this cannot come without reforms to fix the unsustainable and dangerous spending habits that threaten our long-term solvency. The Limit, Save, Grow Act, which I am happy to say the House approved only moments ago, is a good faith, middle-of-the-road approach to raising the debt ceiling while reining in--and I repeat--beginning to really rein in unnecessary, wasteful Federal spending. Included in the bill are popular provisions, which would reclaim billions in unspent COVID funds, now that the pandemic is over. It will also defund President Biden's army of 87,000 new IRS agents. It will strengthen the workforce, lower energy costs, and end the era, again, of reckless spending in Washington, D.C., all while protecting veterans, Social Security, Medicare, and national defense.…”