Issue Position: Budgeting Responsibly

Issue Position

Reducing our debt and annual deficits is a goal on which we can all agree, but we must allow our moral compass to be our guide in this endeavor and avoid short-sighted, irresponsible budgeting tactics that cost jobs and harm our nation's most vulnerable citizens. In short, we cannot balance the budget on the backs of our seniors, veterans, and children.
I support an ambitious budget that invests where we must and cuts where we can, and reverses reckless sequestration-driven cuts that only serve to hurt the poor and sap the economy. Washington must move away from political theater and budget fights that lead to government shutdowns. That is no way to solve our problems. Instead, we have to roll up our sleeves and get to work -- toward a responsible budgeting process that focuses on economic growth and ensures billionaires and major corporations pay their fair share.

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