And that would include the prescription drug benefit backed by the pharmaceutical industry that was not paid for in 2003, correct?

Now we have a constitutional obligation to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.

And that would include the tax cut in 2001 and in 2003 that were not paid for, correct?

One of the things, however, that became clear in the aftermath of the collapse in 2008... is that we needed to diversify our economy.

Mr. Speaker, thank you very much for your recognition. Under ordinary circumstances, I would stand before you today as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, where for the next 60 minutes the CBC would speak directly to the American…

And that would include the war that was entered into as it relates to Iraq for weapons of mass destruction that were never found.

And most of the obligations that have already been incurred... relate to policies and decisions that were made during the eight years of the prior administration.

Am I correct, or is it fair to say that the 2001 Bush tax cut that was not paid for at the time by this Congress added to this country's debt burden?

We are at a very peculiar situation as it relates to our recovery under the president's administration.

We need to turn off the sequester as soon as possible. That is costing us hundreds of thousands of jobs, it is a self-inflicted wound.

the view that copyright law exists or should exist to serve the public interest, which I think is an assessment that all of us on this Committee share within the Congress