Sylvester Turner: “I had the opportunity over the last few weeks during our August recess to stop in 70 communities in my east Texas…”

“I had the opportunity over the last few weeks during our August recess to stop in 70 communities in my east Texas district, and I did a little coffee shop tour and I went around and visited with folks in those coffee shops where we all know they solve a lot of problems early in the morning. And I just talked to them about this tax reduction proposal that had just passed in the Congress, I talked to them a little bit about the national debt, and it was indeed refreshing to me to see how well the people of my district understand what is really going on here in Washington. A lot of folks up here have talked about a surplus, and we all know the truth of the matter is the surplus that is being talked about is merely a projection of what might happen over the next 10 years. In truth and fact, it is based on some assumptions that may not even turn out to be true. We really may never have a surplus.”