[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DIGGING THE DEEP HOLE OF DEBT

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, today we are voting on whether or 
not to raise the debt limit so the government can borrow more money. 
Borrowing and spending is out of control.
  This is one of my kid's old credit cards. When it reached the 
spending limit, it meant there was no more room on the credit card for 
one of my four kids to spend more money. So when it reached the limit, 
they begged Daddy to raise the limit so they could spend more money. 
And if I raised the limit, spending always increased until that new 
limit was reached.
  Today we're voting on whether or not to add $1.9 trillion more to the 
national credit card limit. So what happens if we say ``no'' to all the 
borrowing? We might have to quit spending money. Do the American people 
really want their government spending and borrowing less money? I think 
they do.
  This is my congressional voting card. I will be using this card to 
vote against more debt on the American people. When you find yourself 
in a financial hole, stop digging.
  Don't borrow more money and buy a backhoe and dig a deeper hole of 
debt.
  And that's just the way it is.

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