[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5772]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            REAL REFORM NOW

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, remarkably, the reliably 
Democratic Washington Post, in a lead editorial last week, quoted 
Senator Barack Obama in 2006 as saying, ``The fact that we are here 
today to debate America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. 
Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs 
of our children and grandchildren.''
  Today, President Obama is warning that the debt limit must be passed 
or there will be economic Armageddon. Sadly, it is more clear than ever 
that reckless government borrowing is out of control with the President 
proposing a nightmare of endless borrowing.
  For a debt limit increase, there should be real reforms to end out-
of-control spending. Former Senator Phil Gramm of Texas pointed out 
that Republicans agree that families and nations should always honor 
their debts; but in so doing, they should also make sure they don't 
pile up new debt. For Congress, it means passing budget reforms that 
impose hard and enforceable limits on new spending and debt.
  Republicans and Democrats should work together truly to protect 
senior citizens, younger generations, and to create jobs. Specific 
reforms are needed to protect American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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