Blackburn Statement on President Obama's Proposed Budget

Statement

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who is a member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Obama's proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2016.

"President Obama has declared that the time for "mindless austerity' is over, but there is nothing "mindless' about creating a responsible budget and spending within one's means. The President's $4 trillion budget proposal will increase taxes and add to our $18 trillion national debt. At a time when our economy is still trying to get back on track, it isn't prudent to raise taxes and stifle small business as a way of paying for wasteful government spending.

"The President's budget is simply out of sync with the concerns of the American people -- even 55% of Democrats believe that reducing the federal deficit is a "top priority.' While I appreciate the President's efforts to propose a budget on time, it would be more productive if he took our unprecedented level of national debt seriously. We need to stop spending money on failed policies from the past and instead craft a budget that will improve our country's fiscal health and put more money back in the pockets of hard-working Americans."

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