Posted on 10/27/2015 2:00:57 PM PDT by VinL
No Senator or Congressman who campaigned on stopping runaway spending and debt should vote to advance or pass this deal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement about the budget emerging from negotiations between the Obama White House and GOP Congressional leadership:
“Majority Leader McConnell and a lame duck Speaker Boehner have once again linked arms with a lame duck President Obama and Congressional Democrats to extend Washington’s failed spending policies another two years. This is not a ‘grand bargain’ or negotiation -- it is complete and utter surrender. John Boehner’s golden parachute will certainly cement his legacy, but it is a slap in the face to conservatives who rose up across the country in 2014 on a promise that we would stop the disastrous runaway spending and debt in Washington. We now have a GOP Congress, but no one watching this budget surrender would know it.
“For anyone wondering about the source of the American people’s volcanic frustration with Washington, one need look no further than so-called ‘Republican’ majorities in both houses of Congress increasing the budget and our debt by more than $400 billion. It’s ridiculous, deceitful, and a disgrace.
“Make no mistake: the Speaker’s golden parachute is a victory for the Washington Cartel, for the politically connected elite, and for big business and lobbyists who get in bed with career politicians to grow government. Unfortunately, it is a loss for single moms, for Hispanics and African Americans, for small businesses, and for all of those hardworking Americans who can’t afford expensive lobbyists and are hurting the most under the Obama Administration’s failed policies.
“No one in Congress who campaigned on stopping President Obama’s runaway spending and debt should vote to advance or pass this golden parachute that gives Obama and Boehner nearly everything they want. This budget completely annihilates the 2011 budget caps, the one successful attempt at spending restraint in the Obama era. We should never default on our debt, but this deal suspends the debt ceiling, saddling future generations with the bill for our reckless spending, while making no meaningful reforms to the programs driving our runaway spending.
“President Obama and Speaker Boehner are heading into retirement. Some people get a gold watch. Obama and Boehner are settling for at least $80 billion in additional spending and debt above the budget caps. Unfortunately, our children and grandchildren will be left to foot the bill long after they are gone.”
We need to find out what Obama has on Boehner and see that he is charged with it so we can put this guy where he belongs.
“They feel they can openly steal and lie with impunity.”
And they get away with it 100% of the time. They control all of the power.
That’s because the average low-information voter hasn’t a clue about such developments.
they raised it when they had the presidency and congress in the early 2000s.
bad seeds..
I sent Trump and Cruz the comment obummer made about deficits being unpatriotic back in 2007.
there’s so much ammo it’s incredible. Let’s hope they use it.
Well, the World Series is on.The timing helps a bit.
1.) The House passes a budget. That defunds amnesty, defunds PP, defunds the Iran deal, defunds Obamacare
2.) The Senate attempts to vote on it.
3.) The Democrats filibuster.
4.) The deadline passes.
5.) The government shuts down.
6.) The Republicans "change the rules of the Senate" so that budget bills cannot be filibustered after the government is shut down.
7.) The Senate passes the budget.
8.) Obama vetoes the budget.
9.) The Republicans take to the airwaves and say the following....
"We have 54 (plus probably a couple more Dem) votes to override the President's veto. We need 10(ish) more Democrats to join with us to fund the government.
Why do Democrats care more about giving 100 Billion to Iran than funding the government???
Why do Democrats care more about funding Planned Parenthood than funding the government???
Why do Democrats care more about protecting Obamacare than funding the governement???
Why do Democrats care more about importing illegal aliens than funding the governement???
Why do the Democrats want to shut down the government if they don't get everything they want???
Call your Democrat Senator and tell them to vote to override the veto and fund the government."
At that point it becomes 10 Democrats holding up the whole country for 4 very unpopular policies.
They will fold.
Every candidate who’s running for election/re-election who has touted their ability to “cross the aisle” should be repeatedly verbally skewered by the anti-GOPe candidates. Loudly. Every criticism that has been leveled at Cruz from Romney et al. should be put into context with the stupidity of the GOP and this latest budget travesty.
One reason for the quick capitulation is to deny candidate Cruz (and others) an extended forum to attack the budget/spending/debt policies of DC.
Get it over quick and everyone forgets.
Be terrific if Trump and Carson jump in with Cruz and Paul but would benefit neither of them as much politically as just griping would.
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