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The Biggest Problem Confronting The Country Is Our Excessive Spending. If We're Not Going To Deal With It Now, When Are We Going To Deal With It? And We've Watched The Government Explode Over The Last Four Years. We've Dealt With The Revenue Issue.

We Have A Debt The Size Of Our Economy, Which Makes Us Look A Lot Like Greece.

On The Issue Of Iraq, It Is My Hope, And My Challenge To My Colleagues, That Our Debate Will Be Based On What Is Best For The Future Of Our Nation And For Iraq, Not What's Best For A Political Party Or Presidential Campaign.

We Hear The Stories Every Day Now: The Father Who Puts On A Suit Every Morning And Leaves The House So His Daughter Doesn't Know He Lost His Job, The Recent College Grad Facing Up To The Painful Reality That The Only Door That's Open To Her After Four Years Of Study And A Pile Of Debt Is Her Parents'. These Are The Faces Of The Obama Economy.

Are We Still A Country That Takes Risks, That Innovates, That Believes Anything Is Possible? Or Are We A Country That Is Resigned To Whatever Liberty The Government Decides To Dish Out?