On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
I'm going to reclaim my time because you actually have time, and you might want to get some yielded on that. The point is, the discussion we are having right now is on how to pay for it. That is the discussion we are having with the Senate, and there is disagreement. But there should be no misunderstanding that it was the Republican House that put forward the 1-year extension of the payroll tax cut for these same working-class folks. It was the Republican House that put forward a 2-year fix for the docs so they had certainty in their medical practices and could continue to see seniors on Medicare. And it was the House that passed the 1-year extension on unemployment. We just think the ``spend it even when you don't have it'' days are over. This country's job outlook is affected because of this country's government's failure to cut spending. We don't have a revenue problem; we have a spending problem. There is nothing that has a longer chance of living in America than a government program created in Washington. We have got to do a better job. It's not easy. The hardest thing you can do in this job is to tell somebody ``no.'' But you know what, for too many times, too many people in this Chamber over the years have only said ``yes'' to spending and creating new programs. That has to change. So we did have a debate about increasing the debt ceiling.…
