Jim Renacci: “If we do nothing, I think the Federal deficit is projected to grow, if we just stay on the same track, $9.6 trillion in…”

I call it demographics. We have an aging population bubble that is coming through.

Because too many times, we make decisions based on the next election, not the next generation.

Reclaiming my time, this amendment would reallocate $2 million to the Interior's volunteer fire assistance program with six to eight volunteer firefighters. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back the…

We have got some serious problems. Not on the revenue side, because we are growing 60 percent. We have got problems in the spending side because we are growing 80 percent over 10 years.