Democrats Still Don’t Get it: Americans Want the Spending to Stop
Oregon Democrat Votes Against Serious Deficit Reduction Plans Despite Impending Fiscal Disaster
Washington — Standard and Poor’s recently announced in an unprecedented move that they were downgrading the United States’ credit rating outlook from “stable” to “negative,” underscoring the importance of tackling our nation’s exploding debt. Despite this, Peter DeFazio continues to double down on his party’s big-spending policies, like when he recently voted against the only serious proposal that truly addresses the scope of our obvious fiscal problems. The question remains, when will enough be enough for DeFazio to get serious about tackling our nation’s growing debt?
“Peter DeFazio and his Democrat allies continue to act as if we can keep spending money borrowed from countries like China and incur no consequences whatsoever,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “The warning signs are clear that a debt crisis awaits that would severely cripple the American economy, and yet DeFazio and his Democrat colleagues continue to vote against serious and effective solutions to get our finances back on track. Instead, DeFazio continues to pile more government debt on families and future generations to continue fueling the Democrats’ spending spree.”
DeFazio last week voted against what has been described as the only “credible” proposal to truly deal with our rapidly rising national debt (Roll Call Vote #277, 4/15/11):
“Attacking the Republican plan might reap short-term political rewards, but the lack of presidential leadership is distressing. Without a credible proposal of their own, it’s hard to believe the Democrats understand the danger posed by the rapidly escalating national debt.”
(Editorial, “Dems bash GOP budget, but where’s theirs?” USA Today, 4/5/11)And on Monday, new warnings came from financial analysts that downgraded the U.S. credit outlook from “stable” to “negative.” Failing to act would make borrowing money even more expensive for the federal government:
House Democrats in Washington incredibly responded by doubling down on their same old policies of spending and borrowing without conceding the need for fiscal reform, in direct contradiction to the report’s prescriptions:
The warning signs strike a stark contrast with the actions of Peter DeFazio and his fellow out of touch Washington Democrats who have made it clear they want to spend and borrow from countries like China instead of have the government live within its means. As government debt continues to pile on every working family in Oregon, will DeFazio finally realize enough is enough?
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