On the recordNovember 7, 2023
Mr. Speaker, continuing to say that Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare, to quote my colleague, ``cutting these programs down to the bone,'' doesn't make it so. Republicans are committed to reducing spending. We are committed to trying to find a way to get our fiscal house in order and to get us out of the calamity that we are currently in with our financial situation. The debt commission won't make cuts. It might make recommendations on how we can restore the Nation's fiscal health, which is a matter of national security. It doesn't matter if we don't make cuts or if do we make cuts if Social Security becomes insolvent. We cannot let that happen, not on our watch. Republicans are taking the initiative and taking the lead on trying to solve the problem. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
