national deficit
April 11th, 2013
The President’s Budget By The Numbers $8.2 Trillion In New Debt $1.1 Trillion In New Taxes $964 Billion In New SpendingThe budget President Obama finally released today is months late and so full of gimmicks that the...
October 31st, 2012
Dear Undecided Voters,Do you need a reason to vote for Mitt Romney? Pick one below.The Economy. Benghazi. No Jobs. Solyndra. Debt. Blame Bush. Styrofoam Greek columns. Greece. More debt (than any administration in history...
July 26th, 2011
NRCC - The House Democrats’ campaign arm launched a fundraising drive last weekend saying that they “don’t quit” demanding a new credit card for more government spending with no strings attached:DEMOCRATS LAUNCH “WE DON’T...
July 19th, 2011
NRCC - As the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, it was noteworthy last week when the Chinese government expressed its concern about rising U.S. indebtedness, stating its hope that “responsible policies” would be adopted...
March 14th, 2011
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Senator Baxby Chambliss (R-GA) discussed their bipartisan effort to cut spending by $4 trillion over the next decade with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." Senator Chambliss explained that...
July 28th, 2010
Senator John Thune (R-SD) discussed budget reform with Greta Van Susteren Tuesday. He explained that the budget process in Washington is broken and must be fixed. "There is just this inertia to spend more." Thune's proposal...
December 27th, 2012
I hope you’re sitting down for this: coverage of the “fiscal cliff” is a lot of hype. Bob Murphy looks at the numbers and concludes that if the government goes over the “cliff,” then some $9 billion in cuts will take place....
August 1st, 2011
Today I announced I will support the Budget Control Act of 2011 and released this statement:Last November the message from the American people was crystal clear: end reckless, out-of-control spending and return fiscal sanity...
July 25th, 2011
Is the Government Participating In a Huge Ponzi Scheme?In a word, yes! Some time ago, Treasury Secretary Geithner sent a letter to Congressional leaders about the debt ceiling increase, stating that "...
April 28th, 2011
Kevin Brady - "Very large budget deficits and rising government indebtedness" are cited as reasons for Standard & Poors decision to downgrade the United States economic outlook to negative. "America's dangerous deficits...
October 15th, 2010
I issued the following statement in response to the report released by the Obama Administration today, which indicated that the federal budget shortfall is $1.29 trillion:Today’s eye-popping deficit of $1.29 trillion should...