John Culberson: “I believe this is an unprecedented spending spree. When you analyze the history of the Congress of the United States, I…”

“I believe this is an unprecedented spending spree. When you analyze the history of the Congress of the United States, I would challenge anyone to find another time in our history when the Congress has ever spent at the rate of $100 million a minute. I don't think that has ever happened before. $100 million a minute. $1.3 trillion in 9 days. Now, the entire annual budget of the United States is about $900 trillion. I have the privilege of serving on the Appropriations Committee, by the way, where my starting answer on all spending requests is ``no.'' ``Yes'' is very hard to earn. I am very careful about the few things that I ask support for in the sciences and in medical scientific research. We have this new liberal majority in Congress. The change that this new majority and the new President promised has led to a spending spree of $100 million a minute. That has given this country a $1.3 trillion so-called stimulus spending bill in 9 legislative days, exceeding the annual budget of the United States, which is about $900 billion. This is unprecedented. It is dangerous. It imperils the financial safety of future generations, Madam Speaker, and I hope Congress throws this spending bill out in favor of tax cuts.”