On the recordNovember 7, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would note for my friends on the other side of the aisle that 40 percent of the debt was incurred under Nancy Pelosi. Both parties are responsible, but it is only House Republicans that seem to be focused on cutting Federal spending. It just simply cannot continue. It is why House Republicans have put forward and support a bipartisan debt commission. We are talking about discretionary spending in these bills, not mandatory spending. The lion's share of our debt is due to our mandatory spending. We must address that. Again, I commend Chairman Womack on this piece of legislation for trying to cut unnecessary programs, stop funding for unauthorized programs, cut spending, and get us back on a better path of fiscal sanity. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
