[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             MEETING OUR DEBT CRISIS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, the President submitted his budget this 
week. His plan not only fails to get control of our debt, it makes it 
even worse--to the tune of nearly $61,000 of debt for every American 
family.
  American families know the consequences of living with debt. Credit 
card debt, mortgages, and student loans are just a few of the burdens 
working families and young adults struggle with--and budget to get out 
of--every month. Washington must do the same.
  Our national debt eats away at the buying power of working families, 
seniors on fixed incomes, and students working their way through 
school, leading to higher prices for things like bread and milk and 
eroding hard-earned family savings.
  We owe our families better. Politicians have talked long enough in 
Washington about tackling our debt. It's time for the President to get 
serious about the national debt and join us in putting our priority 
back on jobs and opportunity for American families. By acting boldly, 
we can translate talk into meaningful results.

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