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Sen. Cornyn Statement On Senate Democrats' Failed Attempt To Add $300 Billion To Deficit

Statement

Date: Oct. 21, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today issued the following statement regarding Senate Democrats' failed attempt to add $300 billion to the nation's deficit:

"I was glad to join a bipartisan group of senators in rejecting a sham proposal to add $300 billion more to our national debt. It is imperative that we find a permanent solution to the way Medicare reimburses physicians, but it cannot add to the deficit and it should be included in comprehensive health care reform. Last week, the Administration reported that the deficit for the previous fiscal year came in at an eye-popping $1.4 trillion. The Senate did the right thing by rejecting this budget-buster, slight-of-hand maneuver that would have broken the President's pledge not to add one single dime to the deficit."


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