Democrats And Republicans Take To The House Floor To Warn Of The Dangers Of The National Debt

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle took to the House floor on Tuesday to discuss the importance of lowering the federal deficit.

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[Tony-ik]

As an American even if you don't like Trump you have to vote for him just because of your safety and your family's safety and your kids safety and your financial safety because they're all wealthy they don't care and you can lie all you want about the middle class they don't care they don't even know what the middle class how they live week to week paycheck please make America great again

[wilzwalkabout]

drain the swamp; end porkbarrel legislation; presidential line item veto

[scwps]

35 trillion. 1 trillion dollars in interest every 100 days that's 2.5 trillion per year interest alone. That is 0 dollars paid on the principal of the national debt.

[EdwardOtero-pc]

Let 's make sure we all have this straight. They (Congress) take the floor to WARN Americans of the danger of what THEY'VE done while supposedly working for American taxpayers. WHAT's WRONG with this situation ??, is it time for REAL CHANGE to the way our government does business ????

[jeffpowell]

End ALL foreign aid!
America first! 🇺🇲

[wrestleXrock]

National debt is up 800% in my life time and in only 31

[joevergnetti]

I don’t owe the government shit, they owe us at this point.

[scratch]

Stop all government spending save defense. And put 100 percent of government revenue toward paying back the debt.

[jeffi]

You could start by following our laws, bill of rights, freedom of speech, and upholding the Constitution of the United States 🇺🇸 and by rooting out mass corruption and returning the American people back to Constitutional voting again using only paper ballots.

[IRaoulDuke]

How rich the people who did this are now warning about it. I pretty much don't care anymore, I'll be dead by the time drastic measures are required. However, congratulations voters for doing this to your children and grandchildren who WILL have to suffer the consequences. And congratulations congress for sending "aid" (taxpayer money) to foreign countries for decades.

[donjaksa]

Election year: I'm for GOOD stuff and I'm against BAD stuff. My opponent wants your "Fill-In-The-Blank".

[JackieAllen-on]

Congress needs to stop taking time off when America is in danger from foreign and domestic threats!!

[loris]

The Fed govt had limited responsibility when this country was founded. We need to get back to that. A good start would be lowering Congressional pay to about 50k a year that I think is still too high.

[michaelpmcgill]

THE US GOVERNMENT HAS A OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING AND TAXATION PROBLEM

[davidkarhoff]

Im trying to figure out how the families in this country owe 239, 000 dollars towards the debt, they havent spent any of the money to help me out and i pay my taxes

[josephhammen]

Activate pipelines, activate drilling, percentage goes to national debt!! Vote Trump

[uspnut]

1) Stop CONGRESS from INSIDER TRADING.
2) No laws allowed to pass if any money from a lobbyist has been received.

[Scorpio-wq]

Yet, you all spend like there is no tomorrow!

[Bill-uxgf]

Congress has a spending problem with no regard to social security s viability. They have actedlike that is the working mans problem not there's .

[ronaldluning]

how much is DC involved in insider trading, ..., rather than doing their job, is the reason the debt is ongoing?!