Friday, November 22, 2024
This week’s vote on raising the federal debt ceiling again demonstrated the U.S. Congress is totally dysfunctional.
It is important to remember that raising the debt ceiling only allows the U.S. Treasury to pay bills Congress has already authorized.
The real work of cutting federal spending must be done in the budget process and Congress passed on that in December 2013.
In a Republican debate May 22 in Georgetown, SC (Congressional race in South Carolina’s new 7th district) Tom Rice was the only candidate who said he would raise our nation’s debt ceiling for a local pork project.
Today’s statement from Andre Bauer on raising the debt ceiling…….
“I have pledged that I would not vote to raise our nation’s debt ceiling. We cannot afford it. Our children and their children do not deserve being burdened by our increasing debt and careless spending. We must have the capacity to say NO…and we must do it now. I congratulate the other Republican candidates for agreeing with me during last night’s congressional debate in Georgetown,SC.
However one candidate said that he was in favor of raising our debt ceiling, Tom Rice. This is a major area in which Tom Rice and I differ tremendously. As a conservative, I will say no to spending we cannot afford. Apparently, as a moderate, Tom Rice believes that more spending whether it be a project in South Carolina or a “bridge to nowhere”…is not a big deal.
Speak Up…