Kevin Brady: “let's check the facts. The facts are the only reason we're here today is because the Democrat Congress created this…”

“let's check the facts. The facts are the only reason we're here today is because the Democrat Congress created this alternative tax. The only reason we're here today is because a Democrat President, Bill Clinton, vetoed the repeal of this alternative tax. That's why we're here today. As for being fiscally responsible, let's check the facts for just this year alone. For years, Democrats have said it is irresponsible not to pay for this war; it's irresponsible to borrow for this war. This year, they have spent, with our support, billions of dollars for this war and didn't pay for a dime. The majority leader stood on this floor and said it was fiscally irresponsible to raise the debt limit; yet they did it in the first 60 days in their own budget. This year they have used multiple pay-fors, the same pay-fors, more than 20 times on different bills; just this week, the same pay-for on two different bills within 24 hours. That's like using your house for collateral over and over and over for different loans, which is called fraud, and they've even used budget gimmicks by directing our own budget office to assume there will be no terrorist attacks for the next 5 years so they can avoid their own PAYGO rules. PAYGO, the way it is working this year is a sham. A sham. Being lectured on fiscal irresponsibility by this Democratic Congress is like being lectured on parenting by Britney Spears; it makes no sense at all.”