Boozman: Our Long-Term Fiscal Problems Need Long-Term Solutions

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U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) today encouraged President Barack Obama to "step up to the table and join" a large bipartisan group of Senators who support comprehensive deficit reduction measures as a means to address the nation's fiscal problem.

"Offering short-term budgets is not the best way to run the government or address our financial problems. It is time to stop spinning our wheels and address these long-term fiscal problems with long-term solutions. That is going to take all parties having a frank conversation about our spending problem. With over half of the U.S. Senate as signatories of this letter, it is clear that we are willing and eager to have this discussion. We strongly encourage the President to step up to the table and join us," Boozman said.

63 Senators signed the letter to President Obama which encourages him "to engage in a broader discussion about a comprehensive deficit reduction package" that includes "discretionary spending cuts, entitlement changes and tax reform.

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