[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5444]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          OUR NATION IS BROKE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, we have a national debt of more 
than $14.2 trillion, and our unfunded obligations dwarf even that 
number. Each American taxpayer's share of our national debt is $128,000 
and rising.
  Our Nation is broke. The Federal Government has maxed out its credit 
card. This House is listening to the American people, and we've put 
forth multiple plans to try to get our fiscal house in order, but Harry 
Reid and President Obama are still not listening.
  The clock is ticking; and because of their inaction, we are hours 
away from a potential government shutdown. Now, they'll deny that this 
fiscal crisis has been caused by their failed policies, but Americans 
are too smart to fall for that.
  Americans want the tools to grow the economy instead of growing 
government. So when making spending decisions, we should ask two simple 
questions in this House: How much does it cost? And who's going to pay 
for it? If we can't afford it and the American taxpayers are going to 
foot the bill, gentlemen, ladies, let's vote ``no.''

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