Jeb Hensarling: “It is such an instructive chart, Mr. Speaker, to show the American people that, contrary to the rhetoric of the…”

“It is such an instructive chart, Mr. Speaker, to show the American people that, contrary to the rhetoric of the Democrats who speak of their massive cuts, look how much money we have spent on what we call mandatory spending in 2005, roughly $1.5 trillion; and in our 5-year budget, if we are successful and achieve these savings, these mandatory programs will grow at 6.3 percent a year instead of 6.4, a most modest, modest step of reforms, yet necessary and important. And I will yield back to the gentleman from Indiana.”