Jodey Arrington

Fifty years, the results of the last 25 have been horrible, tragic really... if we don't change course... we are going to lose the country.

A public debt is a public curse and the worst of its kind, he said, in a Republican form of government.

Timing is everything. I think we have got a great opportunity.

He has put a lot of thought into this... about our spending problem and the national debt.

If you have a broken process, you will get bad outcomes most of the time.

I think they are limited in their tools. We should look at as part of this process, CBO's methodology.

I want to thank my Ranking Member again for his leadership and the bipartisan sentiments.

It ain't working. So let's figure out how we can put those incentives in place.

The people of this institution have to have the political will to do the necessary and now extremely painful things.

I want to prove to them that we can rise to their expectations and be responsible stewards.

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for yielding, and I am thrilled to, once again, join forces with my close friend, ally, and champion for rural America, Henry Cuellar, to do some good not only for Texas or for the food, fuel, and…

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I find it rich with irony that the President decides, in this administration, after Governor Abbott and our State leaders--in a desperate attempt to protect their citizens and our sovereign border as a result of the failure and abdication…

$33 trillion begins to add up to a huge issue of a tremendous and immoral burden on future generations.

There is another answer. The only reason the trust fund is an issue is because the law says that benefits have to be paid out of the trust fund.

this Congress is going to have to muster the courage to fix this, and we can no longer hide behind the politics of everything

So it is my strong belief that the Republican Party unilaterally will not be able to solve those issues, nor will the Democrat Party in this chamber, or in either chamber, solve the issues of Social Security and Medicare.

I believe a commission with membership from Members of Congress as well as outside experts is necessary and timely right now.

Well, obviously we do, because nothing else has worked.

It is imperative that the Congress begin to act immediately, and the failure to do so could indeed signal the end of the Republic as we know it.

A properly structured bipartisan fiscal commission can build trust, expand knowledge, and, yes, provide a little political cover to Members of Congress who want to do the right thing.

Rising deficits and debt are an economic and a national security concern.

If you believe, as most do, that it would be better for us not to have trillion dollar annual deficits and $33 trillion in debt, the course of action is not a mystery.

The Energy and Commerce Committee can do the same thing with Medicaid, and while they are at that one, they can passionately look at the oil subsidies that cost us billions.

Ultimately, we have to have the political courage to act and that decision and responsibility is ours.