Griffith wants to see more spending cuts in budget deal
Morgan Griffith
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, sends out a release saying he wants to see more actual spending cuts in any budget deal.
Here’s his release:
‘Earlier this week, I asked an administration official point blank what the cuts they were proposing as part of their so-called bipartisan deal would amount to next year. He said they amounted to about $2 billion, total. Washington will borrow $4 billion dollars today alone. Two billion dollars when Washington borrows more than that every day.’
-Statement by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 07/13/2011
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today regarding reported cuts (see above) in the White House’s debt limit deal:
“Cutting just $2 billion from discretionary spending next year does not justify raising the debt ceiling. Congress must focus on fixing Washington’s spending problem and paying down the debt. With a deficit of nearly $1.5 trillion this year and a national debt of roughly $14.3 trillion, a cut of $2 billion, or just $ .002 trillion, is simply not enough. We need substantial cuts and significant changes to the way Washington spends taxpayer dollars. A Balanced Budget Amendment would force the federal government to live within its means and get our fiscal house in order. If the Administration wants a bi-partisan deal, they will have to bring real cuts and solutions to the table. It’s time to tackle the debt now instead of passing it on to our children and grandchildren. As the President said earlier this week, if not now, when?”
July 13, 2011 - 5:54 PM
Well said!
I must have missed the many staged announcements he made where he detailed specific places to cut the budget and increase revenue.
I said… I must have missed the many staged announcements he made where he detailed specific places to cut the budget and increase revenue.
What’s that? He’s made zero proposals? He’s only sat back and tossed out GOP talking points to the media when his party bosses ordered him to do so and provided him the words to proffer? Hmm.. Well said!
Mr. Griffith had better get off his kiester and vote to end this economic game of russian-roulette from the Party of No. Voters will not take kindly to a second worldwide recession caused by Republicans.
He will only do what he’s told, because he is an inconsequential pawn. He’ll stay in place for a decade or two, but never provide anything of substance to his district. The opportunity cost that is lost for the voters will never be recognized because they won’t see any 30-second political ads explaining it. They’ll fall further & further behind, while constantly wondering why. They voted him in, and won’t vote him out…
I notice Griffith didn’t mention that the GOP is pushing for smaller spending cuts than the president at this point! He also didn’t note that 90% of our debt was accrued by 3 presidents…Reagan and the Bushes. If not for GWB’s tax cuts and massive spending following Clinton’s budget surplus years, economists say we’d have paid off the national debt last year. Raising the debt ceiling certainly didn’t bother the GOP while GWB was in office; it happened 7 times with no conditions required.
#5 I’m sorry, Say What, but when you’re busy doing everything possible to destroy the president, you can’t let facts like that get in the way.