Issue Position: Control Spending/ Lower Debt

Issue Position

A national debt of $19 trillion, which is rising daily, is a direct threat to our existence as a nation. Uncontrolled spending and debt place the future of our children and grandchildren in jeopardy. We need entitlement reform to lower the more than $100 trillion unfunded liability (future debt to come) we face. There needs to be a spending cap to control the growth of non-defense discretionary spending so that we can weed out waste, fraud, and abuse. Zero-based budgeting needs to be applied to all non-entitlement spending. In addition to spending restraint, we must unleash economic growth in order to have the resources to balance the budget within the next few years.

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