[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 OUR NATIONAL DEBT SHOULD SCARE US ALL

  (Mr. FEENSTRA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FEENSTRA. Madam Speaker, I rise today as our national debt has 
reached the $30 trillion marker for the first time in our Nation's 
history. This enormous figure should scare us all.
  Since 1990, our national debt has grown tenfold, and there is no 
indication that $30 trillion is the ceiling.
  In Iowa, I helped pass the State law that rightfully requires that we 
spend no more than 99 percent of the money we take in, creating a 
balanced budget each year.
  This is exactly what we should be doing in our Federal Government. We 
cannot continue to print money, increase our debt, and ask Iowans to 
foot the bill.
  As a strong fiscal hawk, I will continue to fight against the 
wasteful pork-barrel spending that fuels inflation, raises taxes, and 
increases the cost of living on every family.
  This is exactly what Iowans expect from me, and I plan to deliver.

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