the regulations are killing them. It is making it harder for them to do their jobs, to get capital out into their communities.

To be clear, we owe over $15 trillion in national debt. This year we're going to borrow $1.3 trillion and a couple of years before that. Every year we've borrowed $1 trillion. And I hear my friends across the aisle talk about a balanced…

A plan that will put us on a pro-growth path, but also a plan that will preserve and protect Medicare and save it for future generations. I would ask my friends across the aisle to stop pandering but to join us in bold leadership, and I…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 126, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' personal explanation

When does it balance with all those tax increases?

I appreciate the gentleman for telling that compelling story. All of us have stories like that from people in our districts, from our own family members, our friends, our constituents; and this is a very important issue. That's why I think…

I appreciate the gentleman from Arkansas yielding. I want to take a couple of steps back in this conversation and first talk about the national debt. Many Americans are well aware that today we owe well over $15 trillion in national debt…

So when does it actually balance when you include interest?

I appreciate the gentleman from Wisconsin yielding. I think it is important that we are clear about what this bill truly does. This bill exclusively deems the St. Croix River consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. That's all it…

I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. I think we are all aware that this issue came out when Peter Schweizer wrote a book called ``Throw Them All Out.'' After that, ``60 Minutes'' did a special story about how Members of Congress were…

There is no oversight. I think that is one of our concerns.