Patrick Toomey actually said...

My point is over this 10-year period, we have seen huge growth in nondefense discretionary spending.

The current law baseline is not meant to be a predictor of the future.

At the end of the day, there is no free lunch, and a Government spending expansion here is actually going to do more harm than good.

If we can have policies that will encourage maximizing economic growth, all problems are easier to solve with a strong, growing economy.