Dan Meuser: “I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, if this was for past spending that the majority leader suggested, then the debt…”

“I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, if this was for past spending that the majority leader suggested, then the debt ceiling cap would be at today's level of debt, which is about $28.6 trillion. We will see a much higher number coming our way. I will not support signing a blank check, as this majority has advanced the most reckless expansion of government in generations. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies.”