[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THE DEBT CEILING REDUCTION ACT

  (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, we have overspent and we are 
overextended. Now we have to get out of debt.
  For the last 20 years, we have been increasing the debt ceiling and 
allowing Washington to spend more and more of the taxpayers' money. 
This method of madness hasn't worked, and today, our economy is 
suffering because of it.
  Yesterday, I introduced a unique bill that would lower the debt 
ceiling to $13 trillion. This proposal would force Washington to make 
the spending cuts that we so desperately need to pay down the debt.
  State and local governments, businesses and families understand, when 
you've maxed out your credit card, you can't just give yourself a 
credit increase. Instead, you have to cut spending and pay down your 
bills. The Federal Government is the only entity that does not 
understand this.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2409, the Debt 
Ceiling Reduction Act, because we need to turn this country in a 
completely different direction.

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