On the recordApril 8, 2011
I have said, like most in this Chamber, that I oppose a government shutdown. Last November, Nevadans spoke. The American people spoke. They said cut the spending so the economy can grow. My primary goal is not a government shutdown. It is to do the job that the people elected me to do: cut the spending and grow the economy. Quite simply, our country is broke, all because there are checks in the checkbook doesn't mean there's money in the checking account. And we're paying the overdraft fees with money that we're borrowing from China. Some people ask: What's the difference between a billion here and a billion there? Well, that's just $1 billion that we don't have. There is an old saying: Take care of your pennies, and your dollars will take care of themselves. For those who question the importance of a billion dollars, I would say, take care of your billions, and your trillions will take care of themselves. ____________________
