Pence - Republicans Have A Better Solution on the Budget

Pence: Republicans Have A Better Solution on the Budget

"Our nation is beginning to understand that the President has proposed the most fiscally irresponsible budget in the history of our nation."

MARCH 25, 2009

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in response to last night's press conference by the President:


"Yesterday, the President of the United States took to prime time television in defense of a budget proposal that spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much and the American people know it. Our nation is beginning to understand that the President has proposed the most fiscally irresponsible budget in the history of our nation.
 
"It comes at such a difficult time for our country. I recently met firsthand with families in my district who are facing these difficult times with courage and sacrifice. The leaders in Rushville, Indiana, sitting down around a kitchen table at the farm last week, practicing the kind of fiscal restraint and determination necessary to make it through these difficult times.
 
"And those people and all of our nation want Washington to do likewise. They want us to put our fiscal house in order with fiscal responsibility and a commitment to growth. The President's budget increases spending and raises taxes on almost every American household and small business. And invites record deficits and adds roughly $1 trillion to our national debt every year for the next ten years. The American people know there is a better way. In the coming hours, Republicans will unveil a better solution, to pass a budget built on fiscal responsibility and the principles of growth."

 
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For additional information, contact:

The House Republican Conference Press Office at (202) 226-9000 or
Matt Lloyd (matt.lloyd@mail.house.gov)
Mary Vought (mary.vought@mail.house.gov)