CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings February 12, 2014
Idea enunciated not long ago by the former majority leader of the Republican Party who suggested that it was patriotic in a time of war to cut taxes. Lincoln and roosevelt certainly didnt embrace that position. You cant have it all. What was desirable by the Republican Party during those years was essentially this they were going to score political points on the issue of the debt ceiling. They were going to hold the debt ceiling hostage for isolated issues that placated a minority of the majority. Now i know most of the republicans who have come to this floor today and i want to tell you, my k...