McCarthy on House Passing Debt Bill: ‘We Made History,’ ‘The Biggest Cut and Savings Congress Has Ever Voted For’

Yesterday McCarthy I wanted ░░░░░░░░ make history I wanted ░░░░░░░░ do something no other ░░░░░░░░ has done That we ░░░░░░░░ literally turn the ship ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ quite some time we ░░░░░░░░ spend less than we ░░░░░░░░ the year before Tonight ░░░░░░░░ all made history Because ░░░░░░░░ is the biggest cut ░░░░░░░░ savings this Congress has ░░░░░░░░ voted for And it ░░░░░░░░ not that we re ░░░░░░░░ voting for it This ░░░░░░░░ going to be law ░░░░░░░░ 1 trillion you ve ░░░░░░░░ covered this entire battle ░░░░░░░░ were there on February ░░░░░░░░ when I walked out ░░░░░░░░ talking to the president ░░░░░░░░ was kind of hopeful ░░░░░░░░ he told me in ░░░░░░░░ meeting we would meet ░░░░░░░░ He sat next to ░░░░░░░░ at the prayer breakfast ░░░░░░░░ next morning He told ░░░░░░░░ entire crowd that we ░░░░░░░░ meet again But for ░░░░░░░░ days he said no ░░░░░░░░ look at me and ░░░░░░░░ why are you always ░░░░░░░░ optimist Because I know ░░░░░░░░ an American tomorrow will ░░░░░░░░ better than today I ░░░░░░░░ to be an optimist ░░░░░░░░ every day I woke ░░░░░░░░ and said Maybe today ░░░░░░░░ president would change his ░░░░░░░░ Maybe today he would ░░░░░░░░ to put the country ░░░░░░░░ maybe today he d ░░░░░░░░ to meet But he ░░░░░░░░ did Not until our ░░░░░░░░ conference passed the bill ░░░░░░░░ Senate never did It ░░░░░░░░ no action The Democrats ░░░░░░░░ was to do a ░░░░░░░░ petition to only raise ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling and we ░░░░░░░░ have no savings It ░░░░░░░░ take us further off ░░░░░░░░ cliff But when I ░░░░░░░░ got to meet with ░░░░░░░░ president we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ about the entire budget ░░░░░░░░ couldn t talk about ░░░░░░░░ look at places where ░░░░░░░░ could have savings We ░░░░░░░░ only focus on 11 ░░░░░░░░ the budget But of ░░░░░░░░ 11 not only did ░░░░░░░░ give you the greatest ░░░░░░░░ in American history There ░░░░░░░░ be people who are ░░░░░░░░ welfare today that will ░░░░░░░░ longer be on welfare ░░░░░░░░ they will find a ░░░░░░░░ because of work requirement ░░░░░░░░ not just when they ░░░░░░░░ that job their self ░░░░░░░░ their attitudes are going ░░░░░░░░ change They are gong ░░░░░░░░ believe in themselves they ░░░░░░░░ be able to buy ░░░░░░░░ house and send their ░░░░░░░░ to college because of ░░░░░░░░ vote we took tonight ░░░░░░░░ of the vote we ░░░░░░░░ tonight the largest rescissions ░░░░░░░░ American history All of ░░░░░░░░ Covid money the billions ░░░░░░░░ dollars sitting out there ░░░░░░░░ they said they would ░░░░░░░░ bring back you know ░░░░░░░░ to the taxpayer to ░░░░░░░░ hardworking Americans we stood ░░░░░░░░ you We brought that ░░░░░░░░ back For those who ░░░░░░░░ afraid they are going ░░░░░░░░ get audited because the ░░░░░░░░ wants to have 87 ░░░░░░░░ new IRS agents right ░░░░░░░░ he has zero We ░░░░░░░░ every single dollar they ░░░░░░░░ gonna hire somebody this ░░░░░░░░ away And I ll ░░░░░░░░ you I ll be ░░░░░░░░ next year and next ░░░░░░░░ and next year because ░░░░░░░░ believe government should be ░░░░░░░░ to help you not ░░░░░░░░ after you We did ░░░░░░░░ just take the money ░░░░░░░░ this year We took ░░░░░░░░ 20 billion I think ░░░░░░░░ should get some more ░░░░░░░░ agents with that 20 ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ America would want to ░░░░░░░░ us go We capped ░░░░░░░░ ability of growth of ░░░░░░░░ in government for the ░░░░░░░░ years We are holding ░░░░░░░░ accountable to do the ░░░░░░░░ you re supposed to ░░░░░░░░ as a member Otherwise ░░░░░░░░ across the board We ░░░░░░░░ unshackling what holds America ░░░░░░░░ for competition with other ░░░░░░░░ For the first time ░░░░░░░░ 40 years we change ░░░░░░░░ environmental review process so ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ seven years on average ░░░░░░░░ build a road You ░░░░░░░░ do it in one ░░░░░░░░ two so it s ░░░░░░░░ just the bridges it ░░░░░░░░ not just the roads ░░░░░░░░ s the energy projects ░░░░░░░░ will make us energy ░░░░░░░░ We stopped 400 million ░░░░░░░░ from the CDC global ░░░░░░░░ fund not to Americans ░░░░░░░░ taken Americans money to ░░░░░░░░ it to China I ░░░░░░░░ in looking after America ░░░░░░░░ More than two thirds ░░░░░░░░ our conference voted for ░░░░░░░░ We have all the ░░░░░░░░ who signed the discharge ░░░░░░░░ to say that they ░░░░░░░░ never raise the debt ░░░░░░░░ only raise it clean ░░░░░░░░ got them to vote ░░░░░░░░ it too So think ░░░░░░░░ how much further we ░░░░░░░░ go I did not ░░░░░░░░ far from this room ░░░░░░░░ a couple three days ░░░░░░░░ trying to get elected ░░░░░░░░ and every question you ░░░░░░░░ me could we survive ░░░░░░░░ could we even do ░░░░░░░░ told you then it ░░░░░░░░ not how you start ░░░░░░░░ s how you finish ░░░░░░░░ week we have stood ░░░░░░░░ for the American public ░░░░░░░░ it at strongest border ░░░░░░░░ bill of rights be ░░░░░░░░ at parents bill of ░░░░░░░░ to have a say ░░░░░░░░ your kids education be ░░░░░░░░ ending the pandemic or ░░░░░░░░ up against those who ░░░░░░░░ weak on crime to ░░░░░░░░ our streets safer Tonight ░░░░░░░░ hope we proved it ░░░░░░░░ you again that we ░░░░░░░░ the citizens of America ░░░░░░░░ But we didn t ░░░░░░░░ it by taking the ░░░░░░░░ way We didn t ░░░░░░░░ it by the ways ░░░░░░░░ people did it in ░░░░░░░░ past by just lifting ░░░░░░░░ We decided that you ░░░░░░░░ to spend less and ░░░░░░░░ achieved that goal Is ░░░░░░░░ everything I wanted No ░░░░░░░░ sitting with one House ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Senate and a ░░░░░░░░ president who did not ░░░░░░░░ to meet with us ░░░░░░░░ think we did pretty ░░░░░░░░ good for the American ░░░░░░░░ My last question my ░░░░░░░░ statement to everyone in ░░░░░░░░ I will never give ░░░░░░░░ on you It was ░░░░░░░░ an easy fight I ░░░░░░░░ people on both sides ░░░░░░░░ But I was focused ░░░░░░░░ you and I will ░░░░░░░░ focused on you because ░░░░░░░░ m waking up tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ after everything we did ░░░░░░░░ get here today This ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary team that ░░░░░░░░ us Our majority leader ░░░░░░░░ Scalise.”