Frank Lautenberg: “the motion is simple. It says the conferees need to come back with a final bill that does not increase the national…”

“the motion is simple. It says the conferees need to come back with a final bill that does not increase the national debt. So if you vote against this, you are saying it is OK to increase the national debt. Lord knows what we have by way of debt. It is drowning us and will be paid for by our children and our grandchildren. It is reckless to charge $50 billion on our Nation's credit card when we have another option. We can pay for these tax cuts by closing the egregious tax loopholes such as the $6 billion for oil companies with record earnings--on the front page of the paper this morning. Whether you voted for or against the bill, we should all agree that we should not stick future generations with the bill. That is what my motion says. It is very simple. On Valentines Day, vote against increasing the national debt.”