Michael Burgess actually said...

"With our national debt reaching $18 trillion last month, we face the gravest financial situation in our history, and we must get serious about bringing that number down."

"Fiscal year 2014, the Government collected over $3 trillion in taxes for the first time, thanks to the generosity of the American taxpayer, and yet, we still had a deficit of almost .5 trillion."

"If we don't start making difficult decisions now, our children, their children will inherit a burden unlike any generation previously has ever seen."

"I don't think any would argue that CHIP should not be extended, so let's just get it done."