Thomas Massie Shreds ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as Titanic-Level ‘Debt Bomb’

SPEAKER Gentlelady from Indiana ░░░░░░░░ gentleman from Massachusetts is ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ yield one and one ░░░░░░░░ minutes to the gentleman ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky a man who ░░░░░░░░ not afraid to speak ░░░░░░░░ mind about fiscal responsibility ░░░░░░░░ Massie SPEAKER Gentleman from ░░░░░░░░ is recognized for 90 ░░░░░░░░ MASSIE Well I d ░░░░░░░░ to stand here and ░░░░░░░░ the American people we ░░░░░░░░ cut your taxes and ░░░░░░░░ can increase spending and ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ fine But I can ░░░░░░░░ do that because I ░░░░░░░░ here to deliver a ░░░░░░░░ of reality This bill ░░░░░░░░ increases deficits in the ░░░░░░░░ term but promises our ░░░░░░░░ will be fiscally responsible ░░░░░░░░ years from now Where ░░░░░░░░ we heard that before ░░░░░░░░ do you bind a ░░░░░░░░ Congress to these promises ░░░░░░░░ bill is a debt ░░░░░░░░ ticking Congress can do ░░░░░░░░ math fantasy math if ░░░░░░░░ wants but bond investors ░░░░░░░░ t And this week ░░░░░░░░ sent us a message ░░░░░░░░ s downgraded our credit ░░░░░░░░ and the bond investors ░░░░░░░░ buy our debt and ░░░░░░░░ our debt demanded higher ░░░░░░░░ rates on the 10 ░░░░░░░░ note the 20 year ░░░░░░░░ and the 30 year ░░░░░░░░ What does this mean ░░░░░░░░ soon the government will ░░░░░░░░ paying 16 000 of ░░░░░░░░ interest alone per U ░░░░░░░░ family And what are ░░░░░░░░ telling them Instead of ░░░░░░░░ care of that problem ░░░░░░░░ re going to give ░░░░░░░░ a 1 600 tax ░░░░░░░░ Under the taxing and ░░░░░░░░ levels in this bill ░░░░░░░░ re going to rack ░░░░░░░░ the authors say 20 ░░░░░░░░ of new debt over ░░░░░░░░ next 10 years I ░░░░░░░░ telling you it s ░░░░░░░░ to 30 trillion of ░░░░░░░░ debt in the next ░░░░░░░░ years Mr Speaker we ░░░░░░░░ not rearranging deck chairs ░░░░░░░░ the Titanic tonight we ░░░░░░░░ putting coal in the ░░░░░░░░ and setting a course ░░░░░░░░ the iceberg If something ░░░░░░░░ Applause if something is ░░░░░░░░ if something is beautiful ░░░░░░░░ don t do it ░░░░░░░░ midnight I oppose this ░░░░░░░░ and I yield back ░░░░░░░░ The gentleman s time ░░░░░░░░ expired.”