CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings April 9, 2014
The gentleman from wisconsin. Mr. Ryan i yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Rothfus. Mr. Rothfus i thank chairman ryan for the hard work he has been doing over the last several years as we look to get a handle on the spending problem we have here in washington, d. C. Mr. Chairman, our debt is out of control. In the past 10 years it has doubled from 7. 1 trillion to 17. 6 trillion today. We paid 416 billion in interest just last year. Imagine where that money could have been better spent. Failure to address the debt and deficits reduces opportunity and prosperity for futu...