[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   GOVERNMENT SPENDING IS THE PROBLEM

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, last week I sat around the table 
with a group of young people, Millennials, who wanted to talk with me 
about solving our Nation's spending problem. These Millennials want all 
the same thing: a solution to Washington's spending problem today to 
stop hurting America's youth tomorrow.
  I heard from one young college student who had just recently 
graduated, and she said, you know, I was excited to embrace all the 
opportunities that America had to offer, only to have many people tell 
me to expect 5 years of unemployment.
  Unfortunately, these challenges are not unique, and their experiences 
are not uncommon. The national debt is more than a $16 trillion 
pricetag. It's more than just a number.
  Washington's out-of-control spending threatens the next generation of 
America's leaders from finding jobs after they graduate and having the 
tools they need to keep America competitive. Why?
  Because spending is the problem. So we will continue to urge the 
Democrats who run Washington to work with us to cut spending in a 
responsible way.
  Republicans keep fighting for smarter spending cuts and, most of all, 
for an economy in which young people are afforded the opportunities 
they deserve.

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