Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and exclude extraneous material on the topic of this special order without objection. Again, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ten years. In ten years, the deficit will be greater than every penny spent by the federal government between 1789 and 2023. So we celebrate our 250th. This is a time to reflect on it and to focus on it. (00:16–00:25)
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Asserts that the future deficit will surpass all federal spending from 1789 to 2023.
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