Free Beacon: Cut Waste, Not Workers

As we now hit President Obama’s sequester, the president and his appointees are so committed to raising taxes that they are choosing to slash important programs rather than address wasteful Washington spending. This is unacceptable—especially when there are billions in documented government waste still found in our budget.

On Tuesday, while campaigning in Newport News, Virginia, President Obama told us it was necessary to “prioritize” and make “smart decisions.” Isn’t it time he followed his own advice?

Lachlan Markay at the Washington Free Beacon has the exclusive on our new video:

A new video from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), however, suggests that Obama look to trim wasteful spending in the federal government before looking for savings among its core spending programs.

To make its point, the video cites some of the more outlandish projects funded by federal taxpayer dollars and contrasts those projects with the president’s rhetoric on the sequester.

“Rather than letting illegal immigrants loose, Obama should quit protecting things like funding for robo-squirrels,” said NRCC spokesman Daniel Scarpinato in a statement.

The “robo-squirrels” comment is a reference to a $325,000 federal grant used to build a robotic squirrel as part of a biology experiment.

“President Obama is trying his best to scare Americans,” Scarpinato said. “This is a deliberate campaign by the president to try and convince Americans that there is nothing in government that can be cut.”

There are a number of wasteful spending programs that could be cut before the federal government skimps on more essential services, Scarpinato said.