Jim Renacci: “It is nearly impossible to defend the status quo, the problem.”

I thank Chairman Sam Johnson of Texas for his work on this important resolution and his many years of service to our country. Mr. Speaker, in the final weeks of President Obama's final term, the Social Security Administration finalized a…

Our spending is out of control; our debt is out of control, and we have 70 percent of our spending, which is on autopilot.

In my business world, if you came to me and told me revenues were going to increase by 66 percent, I would say, 'We are going to have some record good years.'

Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 694, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 695, ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 696, ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 697, and ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 698. ____________________