Roy Cooper: “There is no reason to make this debate more complicated than it is. It all revolves around a very simple but vitally…”

“There is no reason to make this debate more complicated than it is. It all revolves around a very simple but vitally important principle: whether the United States Government pays its bills. We think that it should. The principle is called PAYGO, pay-as-you-go. I am thankful that 31 Blue Dogs have signed a letter that said they will not vote for anything that means the free lunch mentality of the past. I am thankful that so many of our progressive friends across the caucus have similarly strong feelings. And I am thankful that our Democratic leadership has put in PAYGO, what Alan Greenspan said was the single most important domestic reform we can take. Let's stand for fiscal responsibility in this House. America must pay its bills.”