Bill Owens Choses Big-Government Spending Programs

Today Bill Owens voted against a measure to stop devastating budget cuts that would affect our military and military personnel like those at Fort Drum. Owens voted to allow these military cuts that, as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, would be “devastating” and “terribly weaken” our national security in order to keep big-government spending programs like ObamaCare.

Thirty one military service and veterans organizations urged Congress this week to save America’s Armed Forces from the “catastrophic impact that sequestration would have on the defense budget and future national security” – yet Owens ignored their voices.

As you cover Owens decision to vote against efforts to replace dangerous and arbitrary defense cuts with common-sense spending reforms, consider the following quote:

NRCC Comment: “Today Bill Owens chose big-government spending programs like ObamaCare over North Country military families and veterans including those at Fort Drum. Our military is facing devastating cuts that could be stopped and replaced with common-sense reforms but Bill Owens wouldn’t look past partisan politics to protect our troops.” –NRCC spokesman Nat Sillin