Broun: No More Short Term CRs
Washington,
Mar 16, 2011 -
In H.R. 1, House Republicans fulfilled part of our promise to the American people. We continued to dismantle Obamacare, cut more than $100 billion, and laid a framework for moving away from outrageous, job-destroying spending.
Senate Democrats balked at the measure, killing it in their chamber. This begs the question- are they so bent on gaining political points that they will ignore the looming economic emergency? Or do they actually not see the consequences of their rapid expansion of federal size and spending?
To this point, President Barack Obama and Senator Harry Reid have shown an utter lack of leadership in reducing the size of government. The Senate CR for this fiscal year had a mere $6.5 billion in cuts - an insult to those in the 10th District who are already struggling to make ends meet. That they couldn’t find more to cut in the swollen mass of our federal government is ludicrous.
I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. Harry Reid’s spending addiction runs so deep that he considers cowboy poetry festivals a justifiable expense. We must do whatever it takes to free our economy from the paralyzing grasp of this Democratic leadership and make our number one priority getting Americans back to work. For that reason I voted for another three week CR, but make no mistake – this will be my last.
Liberals in Congress and the President have three weeks to stop ignoring their responsibilities and listen to the voices of the American people. It is clear they are trying to use fear over a government shutdown to score political points and browbeat conservatives into continuing their perversely profligate spending. This is unacceptable. Should they waste this final opportunity, they bear responsibility for the chaos of the resulting shutdown.
I encourage leadership and my conservative colleagues to join me in holding this line. We are giving our counterparts on the other side of the aisle one last chance to finally wake up, but we cannot move forward without a starting step that slashes spending and cuts the size and scope of the federal government.
