The Reviews Are In: The House Dem-Obama Budget of Washington Spending and More Debt Is Making Things Worse

February 15, 2012

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Jason Altmire (PA-04), John Barrow (GA-12), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Lois Capps (CA-24), Russ Carnahan (MO-03), Kathy Castor (FL-11), Ben Chandler (KY-06), David Cicilline (RI-01), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jim Cooper (TN-05), Jim Costa (CA-16), Mark Critz (PA-12), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), John Garamendi (CA-03), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Jim Himes (CT-04), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Kathy Hochul (NY-26), Tim Holden (PA-17), Rush Holt (NJ-12), Steve Israel (NY-02), Bill Keating (MA-09), Ron Kind (WI-03), Larry Kissell (NC-08), Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Loebsack (IA-02), Jim Matheson (UT-02), Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Mike McIntyre (NC-07), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Michael Michaud (ME-02), Bill Owens (NY-23), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Gary Peters (MI-09), Collin Peterson (MN-07), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Nick Rahall (WV-03), Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Adam Smith (WA-09), Betty Sutton (OH-16), John Tierney (MA-06), Paul Tonko (NY-21), Niki Tsongas (MA-03), Pete Visclosky (IN-01), Tim Walz (MN-01), John Yarmuth (KY-03)
The Reviews Are In: The McNerney-Obama Budget of Washington Spending and More Debt Is Making Things Worse
California Democrat’s Party Leaders are Still Spending Despite the Impending Fiscal Disaster According to Serious Observers

Washington — The longer Jerry McNerney and his Democrat leaders in Washington continue their unsustainable spending spree, the more people are noticing that a fiscal disaster is looming closer. With their election year pitch, McNerney and his Democrat colleagues are indicating that they would continue to spend and borrow to fund their big-government priorities with blatant disregard for the consequences.

“Jerry McNerney’s constituents in California are among the forgotten taxpayers across the country who have grown tired of the Democrats’ stubborn adhesion to their failed spending and borrowing spree,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “Now McNerney and his fellow Washington Democrats are demonstrating with their budget proposal that they would continue their unsustainable big-government policies indefinitely, despite the economic disaster they would bring.”

Observers across the country and political spectrum are crying foul on the Democrats’ failed fiscal management in Washington:

“Taming the ever-growing pile of debt is a longer-term challenge. On that goal, measured against his own fiscal commission, Mr. Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 falls short.” (Editorial, “Obama’s budget falls short, but it beats many alternatives,” The Washington Post, 2/13/12)

“The day after the Greek Parliament approved another round of deep spending cuts in the face of violent protests, President Obama released a budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that offers no real solution to the United States’ long-term fiscal problems.” (Editorial, “What about the U.S. debt?” Los Angeles Times, 2/14/12)

“…[T]his is the president’s fourth year in office. If he had been aggressive about long-term debt in years one through three — and hadn’t stiff-armed his deficit-reduction panel — the nation might not be where it is today.” (Editorial, “Obama’s budget plan leaves debt bomb ticking,” USA Today, 2/13/12)

“If passed as presented — and there’s little likelihood of that — the spending plan would lock America on an auto-pilot course for Greece.” (Editorial, “Obama budget shirks off any pretense to fiscal responsibility,” The Detroit News, 2/14/12)

“The gap between rhetoric and reality shows up plainly in the bottom line. In 2009, Mr Obama laid out a plan that would lower the budget deficit to 3.5% of GDP by this year; he now reckons it will be 8.5% instead.” (“The phony war,” The Economist, 2/13/12)

Years of Democrat spending and borrowing in Washington have still not dissuaded Jerry McNerney and his fellow Democrats from piling more government debt and tax hikes on American families and small businesses. It seems McNerney and his fellow Democrats will never relent since President Obama’s budget plan would double down on these failed policies for years to come.

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