On the recordFebruary 4, 2010
These congressional Democrats just aren't listening. After Massachusetts, voters sent a signal on behalf of this country of no more spending, we are too deep in debt, a here-we-go-again. And when they sent the signal that government should be open and the people ought to have a say today, they snuck into this bill an increase in the debt limit to make sure there wouldn't be an embarrassing up-or-down vote on this bill the way the public demands it to be. When they were in charge, it was a different story. As the majority leader, highly respected Steny Hoyer, said, Democrats, raising the debt limit is immoral. This policy of borrow and spend is not only irresponsible, it's immoral and it must stop. He was exactly right. When our Speaker--again, highly respected Speaker--took that gavel 3 years ago, the debt limit in America was $29,000 for every man, woman, and child. Today, just 3 years later, it's $45,000 for each one of you, and it's going up and up and up each year. And I will tell you, when they say, No, no, the Republicans, Democrats share the blame, Democrats have incurred twice as much of that debt to date, and it's going to skyrocket under their control. And what's even more frustrating is, with the new President's budget, that deficit is going to triple over future years. And I will finish with this. PAYGO. PAYGO is to fiscal responsibility what ethics is to the former Governor of Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich.
