Today the Senate rejected HR1, a bill passed in the house that would cut government spending by $61 billion in 2011. That is a whopping 1.5% decrease, but still ensures that we will borrow over a trillion dollars this year. Democrats are coming unglued.
Sen. Patty Murray said the following about the 1.5% spending decrease:
“I am disappointed that at a time when middle class families still need some support to get back on their feet after the Wall Street Crisis, Republicans have proposed a highly politicized, slash-and-burn budget that would pull the rug out from under these families and their children.
..."Republicans are proposing a budget that would hack away at investments across the board and threaten our nation’s ability to compete now and in the future.”
“…not only will the Republican proposal devastate middle class families across the country—it would also halt the beginnings of an economic recovery that our families and small business owners desperately need to take root.”
Harry Reid said:
“H.R. 1 is a mean-spirited bill that would cut the heart out of the recovery that we have in America today,” said Reid. “It goes after little children, poor little boys and girls ... we want them to learn to read.”
Slash and burn? Hack away? Devastate the middle class? Cut the heart out? 1.5%!!!!
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Their goal is to spend their way into the hearts of many for their own benefit using the resources of everyone other than themselves. How can so many be so blind as not to see what these Democrat leaders are doing.
ReplyDeleteGood post, Frank.