That has nothing to do with the argument that's being applied on this floor. This is about the basic arithmetic of the credit card that arrives at a family's doorstep for a variety of costs. This is about paying for the war in Iraq, which I was opposed to, but I believe we still have an obligation to pay for, including the 1 million new veterans that were created that are currently straining our VA system. In addition, this is a vote about paying for the tax cuts in 2001 and 203 that continued right through 2010 based upon the mistaken notion theology that was applied suggesting that in fact tax cuts pay for themselves. (00:27–00:41)
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