Scalise: President’s Budget Enshrines Wasteful Washington Spending

Monday, February 1, 2010

Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2011.

“President Obama’s new budget adds $1.6 trillion to next year’s deficit and raises taxes by more than $2 trillion on small businesses and middle class families. This makes it clear that he was only paying lip service when he said his budget would focus on job creation and the deficit while presenting a budget that does the opposite.”

By the White House’s own estimate, the President’s budget more than doubles the debt, drives spending to a new record of $3.8 trillion in FY 2011, increases the deficit to $1.6 trillion in FY 2010 and raises taxes by more than $2 trillion through 2020.

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