It’s Official: Target Democrats Fail to Pass a Budget
It’s Official: Herseth Sandlin’s Democrats Fail to Pass a Budget
Washington– Once again, House Democrats are running scared. In order to avoid a vote on the record trillion-dollar deficits they are responsible for accumulating since taking office, Democrats have confirmed that they will be the first House majority that has failed to pass an annual budget resolution since the Congressional Budget Act was adopted in 1974. Instead, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and the Democratic leadership have chosen to force through their spending agenda with a procedural budget scheme that fails to even acknowledge the need to control deficits.
“Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and the Democratic leadership continue to dismiss opportunities to rein in government spending and provide the fiscal discipline needed to create jobs and grow the economy,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “While Democrats are contriving a legislative loophole to continue with their out-of-control spending spree, it has become painfully obvious that Herseth Sandlin and her fellow Washington politicians are not only unable to produce a budget, but unfit to govern. With each passing day, Democrats are ignoring the demands of American taxpayers who are asking them to evaluate whether each government program is worthy enough for our children and grandchildren to be paying for it.”
In an attempt to hide from the trillion-dollar deficits they have racked up, Democrat leaders led by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) will not pass a budget in 2010:
“House Democrats will not pass a budget blueprint in 2010, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) will confirm in a speech on Tuesday.”
“The House has never failed to pass an annual budget resolution since the current budget rules were put into place in 1974.” (Jared Allen, “Dems won’t pass budget in 2010,” The Hill, 6/22/2010)
And with such high levels of voter frustration during an election year, it’s no surprise that Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is in fear of losing her job:
“High levels of voter frustration could spell more trouble for incumbent Democrats than incumbent Republicans, according to a National Public Radio Battleground poll released Tuesday.”
“The survey, which polled the 60 most competitive Democratic-held congressional districts and the 10 most competitive Republican-held seats, found that just 34 percent of voters in competitive Democratic-controlled districts said they would reelect their incumbent member of Congress, while 46 percent said it’s time for someone new.” (Emily Schultheis, “Poll: More trouble for Democrats,” Politico, 6/16/2010)