Mark Meadows: “I will be glad to address the gentleman's question. There are a number of different areas where we actually collect…”

“I will be glad to address the gentleman's question. There are a number of different areas where we actually collect money. The LWCF is one of those. $900 million a year comes from oil producers. It is supposed to be spent on something, but it goes back to the Treasury. So if we went into a colloquy back and forth, I will be glad to do that with the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). That being said, Mr. Speaker, we have had this debate. The ranking member is exactly right. This is the only place you can exceed an unlimited budget by $10 billion. We have agreed to something, and all of a sudden what happens is now they start to push back. They start to push back because you know what? This priority wasn't included in the budget caps deal. It is amazing that my colleague opposite now is, all of a sudden, becoming a fiscal conservative. So I will give him an honorary invitation to join the Freedom Caucus. {time} 1530 It is amazing how fiscally conservative some of the Members opposite get when it comes to some special project that they want to overlook. Mr. Speaker, I would just say, the truth here today is that not only do we need to be fiscally responsible for the American taxpayer, but we need to start showing some fiscal restraints here in this body. Eventually, you run out of other people's money, and I think that day is now. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I always enjoy hearing from the gentleman.…”