Roy Cooper: “I think many patriotic Americans wonder what those moments are in American history when we really do reach a turning…”

“I think many patriotic Americans wonder what those moments are in American history when we really do reach a turning point; and to be honest with you, in all the congressional debates there are very few real turning points. But I would like to suggest, as the gentleman has already suggested, 1993 was a turning point when this Nation literally reversed its fiscal policy and finally set our Nation on track towards reaching surpluses which many Americans had given up on ever seeing again. And I would like to suggest that this year, 2003, is another such turning point, as we dig deeper into the hole of deficits and plunge future generations into what is likely to be a permanent and unresolvable debt load.”