W. Todd Akin: “I just really appreciate, Congressman Burton, your long experience here in Congress, the fact that you have really…”

“I just really appreciate, Congressman Burton, your long experience here in Congress, the fact that you have really earned a great reputation. It is a treat to have you here and to have this common sense and this warning about inflation. This is a form of theft. It is a form of theft because everybody, particularly old people who are trying to live on a fixed income, are going to be penalized because their money just won't go as far. And that is what happens when you start to spend massive amounts of money. We're talking, if you take a look at the debt after World War II, you're looking at 6 percent. We're jumping this thing to 10 percent. This is unchartered waters. And that is the kinds of spikes that we're talking about is inflation. This is very, very serious. And it demands a good solution and not just shooting off more Federal programs.”