Guthrie: ‘Is this worth borrowing from our children and our grandchildren’s future’
Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) made the following statement on the House floor on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 on spending:
“I stand before the House today to talk about when I was making the decision whether or not to run for office.
“My wife and I talked about it; we had young children and were concerned about what a campaign and being in Washington back and forth would do to our children.
“And we talked about the $400 billion budget deficit in 2007 and 2008. And not what it would do to our children if I run for office, but what it would do for our children and their friends and their future.
“And now, the $400 billion budget deficit is the point, the decimal point on the current budget deficit – $1.4 trillion.
“And the budget that has been presented says it’s going to go up - double in five years and triple in ten.
“So, I am here to work for my children and their future. We need to ask ourselves every time a spending bill goes forward - is this worth borrowing from our children and our grandchildren’s future to spend this money?”
