Issue Position: Shrinking Government

Issue Position

It has been said that a government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have. And today our bloated federal government is so big that its costs and debt have become a great threat to our children's future.

The federal government continues its massive rate of growth because politicians in Washington refuse to act responsibly. Washington politicians have borrowed and spent at unprecedented levels, and have put this great country into a very deep financial hole. Their budget deficits, and the underlying debt it has created are simply unsustainable; they threaten our future -- they literally have the potential of destroying our country.

As our national debt continues to increase unabated, our elected officials aren't grasping the need to right this ship. America can't just keep printing more money and incurring more debt to countries that are hostile to us. As Washington refuses to reign in spending, neither Congress nor the President has set their own house in order. They have only passed one federal budget since 2007. This is unacceptable and must change.

We must elect leaders who have the courage to make tough decisions that will put our nation on the path toward fiscal solvency. It also requires action by informed voters who refuse to reward pandering politicians who continue these reckless borrow and spend habits that threaten future generations of Americans.

As a State Senator, I have worked to ensure the passage of consecutive, on-time state budgets that drew a hard line on spending without increasing taxes on our hard-working families. I will do the same in Washington.

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