[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 38 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H1781-H1782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            IRRESPONSIBILITY

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Tomorrow, we're going to take up another short-term 
continuing resolution. In the meantime, today, tomorrow, the next day, 
we will be borrowing $4 billion a day

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that we don't have to pay the deficit that this administration is 
running. We're going to debate tomorrow about $6 billion here. Well, 
that's a day and a half of deficit. We're going to bring in around $2.1 
trillion for this year, and we're going to spend $3.6 trillion. It is 
irresponsible. It is reprehensible.
  For years, we've heard: For the good of the children. It is for the 
good of the children that this body man up across the aisles and quit 
spending money that our children don't even have. Let's vote ``no'' 
until we can do some real saving.

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