    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H892]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                     PUTTING YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

      (Mr. BEAN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. BEAN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, if families across the Nation pay
    their debts and live within their means, shouldn't we in Congress
    reevaluate how money is being spent in Washington and across the
    Nation? Of course we should.
      For far too long, our government has put the cost of not just
    emergencies but everyday expenses on our Nation's credit card. Now, as
    a result, our national debt is a staggering $36 trillion and growing
    every day.
      Mr. Speaker, I am willing to put my money where my mouth is, and that
    is why I have introduced the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act to
    reduce congressional office budgets by $100,000, just a paltry 5.2
    percent.
      The American credit card has reached its limit. We must tighten our
    belts. We have bills to pay and emergencies to cover. We need to be in
    this together.
      Mr. Speaker, I have one question for you and this body: Are we
    willing to put our money where our mouths are?
      I encourage all of my colleagues to join in this effort. Let's go get
    them.

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