Chip Roy: “I thank my friend from Texas (Mr. Arrington), he is a good friend and he represents--I will tell him, the second best…”

“I thank my friend from Texas (Mr. Arrington), he is a good friend and he represents--I will tell him, the second best part of the State, given that I represent the Hill Country in central Texas, and my dad grew up in west Texas and went to Texas Tech University. I have a soft spot in my heart for my friend. He is consistent in bringing to this floor of the House the need for all of us to work together to deal with the spending problem. And it is a problem that we face in this country. I was just thinking when I started running for office 5 years ago this fall, the national debt of the United States was $21 trillion. Today, 5 years later, our national debt is $31 trillion dollars. Just think for a minute. We never know how big that number is--nobody understands. $31 trillion. Well, let me just tell you this. If you set out to count to 31 trillion--we would just say, let's go, one Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi, it would take you almost a million years to get to 31 trillion. That is absurd. We are spending money we don't have. This body believes itself to be the United States House of free stuff. We just write blank checks. We dole it out. Spending money we don't have, obliterating our children's future, devastating the future financial security and stability of the United States. All for what? So that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle can walk outside and give a fancy speech about free stuff they are doling out.…”