[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H318-H319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICA HAS A SPENDING PROBLEM

  (Mr. BENTIVOLIO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, America has a spending problem. The 
numbers don't lie. With the national debt at $16 trillion and climbing, 
each American's share is more than $50,000. Things only stand to get 
worse. In fact, Federal spending is now projected to double to 40 
percent of GDP in the next three decades. This out-of-control spending 
is a drag on our economy and a threat to our future.
  The American people agree. Polls by Gallup, the Winston Group, and 
Politico last month indicate that Americans overwhelmingly support 
cutting government spending over raising taxes to address our debt. 
Despite the facts, President Obama and his fellow Democrats continue to 
deny we have a spending problem, pointing to more revenue as the answer 
to our debt crisis.
  This Congress, House Republicans are committed to working together to 
find real spending cuts, meaningful reforms of the entitlement programs 
that are

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driving us deeper into debt, and a fairer, cleaner Tax Code. We are 
committed to saving our economy for future generations, and I hope the 
President and his fellow Democrats will join us.

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