Sens. Boozman & Sessions Issue Statements On Obama Budget Plan
Background: Today, President Obama announced his FY 2016 Budget proposal. If implemented, the President’s proposal would create $2.1 trillion in new taxes, increase spending by 65 percent and add $8.5 trillion to the debt over the next ten years. It would fully fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with no restrictions on the President’s executive order declaring amnesty.
Boozman: "President’s Budget is “Out of Touch” With the Needs of Hardworking Taxpayers"
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama released his FY 2016 budget proposal.
“It’s unfortunate, but President Obama putting forth a budget proposal that is out of touch with the needs and concerns of hardworking taxpayers has become something of an annual routine in Washington. While Arkansans have been forced to cut their spending significantly the last few years, the President has been unwilling to do the same in Washington. He continues to put his own priorities before those of the American people.
The American people want a government that works for them, not against them. They want us to curb Washington’s wasteful spending habits; make the government more efficient, effective and accountable; pursue policies that create economic opportunity for all; and address our immigration problem by putting border security first. These are the priorities of the American people and will be reflected in the final product we pass in the Senate.”
Sessions: “President’s plan, annual interest payments alone
rise from $229 billion to $785 billion a year."
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget submission.
“The President has sent another tax-and-spend budget to Congress. The budget busts the very spending caps he agreed to and signed, increasing discretionary spending by $74 billion in the first year alone. He also raises taxes by $2.1 trillion—once again increasing taxes to increase spending. This massive tax-and-spend budget increases spending over 10 years by 65 percent from today’s levels and adds $8.5 trillion to our nation’s debt. Under the President’s plan, annual interest payments alone rise from $229 billion to $785 billion a year. That’s almost 20 times what we spend right now on the highway budget. Within six years our annual interest payment will exceed the defense budget.
Tax, spend, borrow, regulate, and add to the debt does not work. Labor force participation is at a nearly a four-decade low, while average family incomes are down more than $4,000 since 2009. Wages fell 5¢ an hour in December 2014. The government is becoming bigger and more powerful, while working families are getting squeezed out. It’s time for a budget that puts working Americans—not Washington bureaucrats—first.”
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama released his FY 2016 budget proposal.
“It’s unfortunate, but President Obama putting forth a budget proposal that is out of touch with the needs and concerns of hardworking taxpayers has become something of an annual routine in Washington. While Arkansans have been forced to cut their spending significantly the last few years, the President has been unwilling to do the same in Washington. He continues to put his own priorities before those of the American people.
The American people want a government that works for them, not against them. They want us to curb Washington’s wasteful spending habits; make the government more efficient, effective and accountable; pursue policies that create economic opportunity for all; and address our immigration problem by putting border security first. These are the priorities of the American people and will be reflected in the final product we pass in the Senate.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget submission.
“The President has sent another tax-and-spend budget to Congress. The budget busts the very spending caps he agreed to and signed, increasing discretionary spending by $74 billion in the first year alone. He also raises taxes by $2.1 trillion—once again increasing taxes to increase spending. This massive tax-and-spend budget increases spending over 10 years by 65 percent from today’s levels and adds $8.5 trillion to our nation’s debt. Under the President’s plan, annual interest payments alone rise from $229 billion to $785 billion a year. That’s almost 20 times what we spend right now on the highway budget. Within six years our annual interest payment will exceed the defense budget.
Tax, spend, borrow, regulate, and add to the debt does not work. Labor force participation is at a nearly a four-decade low, while average family incomes are down more than $4,000 since 2009. Wages fell 5¢ an hour in December 2014. The government is becoming bigger and more powerful, while working families are getting squeezed out. It’s time for a budget that puts working Americans—not Washington bureaucrats—first.”
Tags: Senators, John Boozman, R-AR, Jeff Sessions, R-AL, statements, Obama's Budget Plan To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. and "Like" Facebook Page - Thanks!
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