mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, amidst all the controversy gripping congress, certainly we should all be able to agree that the full faith and credit of the united states should not hang in the balance every time there's a fiscal debate in washington. this nation now staggers under $18 trillion of debt, nearly $7.5 trillion run up during this administration. the interest on that debt is one of the fastest growing components of the federal budget. if there is ever any doubt of the security or reliability of that debt owed by this government, interest rates would quickly rise and our precarious budget situation could rapidly spin out of control. ernest hemmingway put it this way, he asked how do you go bankrupt? two ways. first gradually, then suddenly. so it is with nations. now, the debt limit is how we regulate the nation's debt. it's the national equivalent of a credit card limit. that limit has to be periodically adjusted. it's appropriate for congress to take responsibility when it is raised, but when i

mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, as we count down the days to the shutdown of the department of homeland security, a parade of democrats has appeared on the floor to accuse republicans of blocking funding. have they completely forgotten that house passed a bill to fully fund the homeland security department back on january 14, 31 days ago? every house democrat save two opposed that funding, and for 31 days senate democrats have blocked it from even being considered. the fact is that democrats are willing to block funding for homeland security unless they can

mr. mcclintock that a dollar came from taxpayer? >> absolutely. all of the spending is more than offset by other spending or cuts and wasteful spending in the tax code. >> the debt is going to double under, almost double under president obama's administration. >> under our proposed budget we would reduce deficits by $1.8 trillion compared to what we're expected. >> the federal debt was 6.3 trillion. today it's over 18 trillion. almost 20. the fact is it's only going up. the net interest that's not something we can change in our line items in our budget and say we're going to just pay less interest on our debt. >> looking at nominal dollars without inflation. let me go back to one point you made quickly. sequestration is a small part of what has reduced our deficits. >> gentleman's time had expired. >> a range of areas are important. >> gentle lady from missouri recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. following up a little bit on our discussion about national defense, your budget shows the department of defense is requesting an additional $38 bi

mr. mcclintock that a dollar spent by the government first came from an american taxpayer? >> absolutely. we're proposing tax cuts to 44 million middle class families. all of the spending that we're proposing increased spending is more than offset by cuts in other spending or cuts in wasteful spending in the tax code. >> but the debt is going to double under -- almost double under president obama's administration. >> under our proposed budget we would reduce deficits by $1.8 trillion in ten years compared to what we are expecting. >> not that. the federal debt was $10.6 trillion when president obama took office. today it is over $18 trillion. >> as the size of our economy -- >> but the fact is that it is only going up. and that the net interest, that's not something that we can change in our line items in our budget and say we're going to just pay less interest on our debt. >> but looking at nominal dollars without inflation -- let me just go back to one point that you made quickly. sequestration is actually a very small part of what has reduced our deficits. >> gentleman's

mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, on march 28, the orange county alzheimer's association will honor four individuals for their extraordinary contributions to advancing research and providing providing care for this debilitating disease. one of them is carol manning, and i'd like to add my voice to the praise of fer if i an tropic work -- of her philantropic work. i met her 30 years. her and her husband were struggling to make ends meet and yet she still volumed for many sieve -- volunteered for many civic matters. she now has a $30 million enterprise and yes, she and everett did build that business from scratch with a lot of long hours and hard work and personal sacrifice. carol still puts in those long hours and yet she still makes time for so many worthy causes, alzheimer's research being just one. on behalf of all of the people whose lives she's made better i am honored to say thank you, carol manning. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek

mr. mcclintock: a trillion dollars is $,000 taken from every family in -- $000 taken from every family -- $8,000 taken from every family in america on average. now along comes the keystone x.l. pipeline. it promises $8 billion of private investment at no cost to taxpayers. that major infrastructure project would have produced 42,000 construction-related jobs and when finished, more than a half million barrels a day of canadian crude oil entering the american economy. that's what he vetoed. after it was sent to him with bipartisan votes out of both houses. he calls this middle class economics. the reality is, it is a war on the middle class and that's no joke. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection. mr. veasey: mr. speaker, i rise today to talk about the eminent danger our country faces -- imminent danger our country faces in three days. right now republicans have decided that it's more important to listen to the tea party and their had extremist views rathe

mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, the obama majority on the f.c.c. seized unprecedented control over the internet under the guise of net neutrality. now, net neutrality is the notion that the latest cat video is of equal importance to a teleconference consultation for a heart patient. to impose this leftist ideology on the internet the f.c.c. has just placed it on the same stifling regulatory structure as the phone company or broadcast stations. this gives them potential control over content and it destroys the price-driven incentives for innovation expansion, speed, economy that americans have long enjoyed. it means more costs as government piles on new fees. and the natural incentives to invest are stifled. its internet services conspicuously slower, ponderous. the reason the internet has grown and thrived is because government has kept his fat, corrupt, incompetent hands off of it. that era ended yesterday and that's a shame. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland

mr. mcclintock: mcarthur was right, in war there is no substitute for victory. the president proposes something very different. war by half measure, war on the cheap war with dangerous restrictions on our troops war with no clear objective other than to pull out in three years. i will not vote for the authorization that the president's requested, given his obvious irresolution, i think the best immediate course for the united states is to ensure that regional powers currently engaged against the islamic state have the material support they require. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sarbanes: mr. speaker i rise today to urge the republican leadership to bring a clean funding bill to the department of homeland security to this floor. the department of homeland security provides vital programs and services that ensure the american public