Mark Alford: “What are we paying for? What are we buying? What is happening? And because the American taxpayers are the one that is…”

But the ship heading towards a reef, we don’t have much time before we hit that reef with $36 trillion worth of debt.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, `twas 5 days before Christmas, and all through this House, not a lawmaker was resting, not even their spouse. The CR was stalled, the debates full of heat, while a shutdown shadow loomed…

this bill is so good, the White House just endorsed this bill, and I want to read the last paragraph: ``The administration urges the Congress to support this fiscally responsible bill and looks forward to working with the Congress on the…

I did not bring any fancy signs with me today. Those take hours to prepare. I will tell you, Mr. Speaker, that if a shutdown occurs because we do not pass this continuing resolution today, it will not be a Republican shutdown. It will be a…