Jim Bunning: “If my figures are accurate... our spending is right about 20 percent of GDP right now.”

It is approximately $8 billion. We drink more than that in a week up here.

Then why do you submit your reports to the SEC so they can redact anything, to prevent the public and our Committee from knowing exactly what you said in the report?

I have one more question. I just want to get it in before my time is up.

Have we ever been successful in raising taxes to help our economy in a recession?