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Tim Ryan: And we have to listen to some Members from the other side of the aisle, they are talking about how the Democrats, they…

On the recordJuly 6, 2004
And we have to listen to some Members from the other side of the aisle, they are talking about how the Democrats, they want to keep spending. The Democrats are tax and spenders, and we sit here and scratch our heads because if Members have been paying attention, Republicans took control of this Chamber in 1994 with Newt Gingrich. They have had the Senate and have had the White House for 3 rac{1}{2} years. They are spending like drunken sailors, and all they can say is look at the Democrats spend; all they do is tax and spend. It is not us. Mr. Speaker, we were the ones trying to pass the pay-go provisions which mean if we increase spending, we have to raise taxes on millionaires or we have to find another program you want to cut. Pay as you go. We were trying to get that in here. It was the Clinton budget in 1993 that balanced the budget, that invested in the proper programs.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Addressing spending and budget policies during a debate on fiscal responsibility.

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