[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DEBT CEILING HYPOCRISY

  (Mr. BACON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the President's 
hypocrisy when it comes to the debt ceiling. He opposed raising the 
debt ceiling three different times.
  Here are some of those quotes when he voted to oppose debt ceiling 
increases. He said, ``My vote against the debt limit increase cannot 
change the fact that we have incurred this debt already, and will no 
doubt incur more.''
  He also said, ``It's a statement that I refuse to be associated with 
the policies that brought us to this point.''
  He also said, ``There is just so much of our debt that other nations 
want to hold. The more of it they accumulate, the closer we are to the 
day when they will not want any more.''
  He also said, ``Our interest rates will go up, the value of their 
U.S. bonds will drop, and we will have big problems.''
  The roots of that threat lie in the disastrous policies of this 
administration. I could go on and on. It is all in the Congressional 
Record.
  Three times he has opposed raising the debt ceiling. The way you 
spell hypocrisy when it comes to the debt ceiling is simple. It is B-I-
D-E-N.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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