CAGW Boos Congressional Democrats for Pushing to Increase Omnibus Spending Bill

CAGW (Citizens Against Government Waste) ^ | January 15, 2003 | CAGW Press Release

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CAGW Boos Congressional Democrats for Pushing to Increase Omnibus Spending Bill "Aren't these the same folks who say government can't afford lower taxes?" asks Schatz

(Washington, D.C.) -- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today sharply criticized Democrats in Congress for pushing to increase federal funds by as much as $10 billion as the Senate prepares to debate a $385 billion package of left-over fiscal 2003 appropriations bills from the previous Congress that the majority Republicans hope to pass this week.

"Democratic leaders in Congress are obviously drawing the wrong lesson from the last election," CAGW President Tom Schatz said. "While fiscal conservatives and advocates of budget and tax reform won in November, some big spenders think they lost because they just didn't fight hard enough to keep government spending up and taxes high. If they persist in siding with the Washington special interests and bureaucrats against taxpayers, this era is going to be a tough for them."

To honor spending limits President Bush has demanded, the Senate GOP would pare $9.8 billion from a version written by Democrats when they controlled the Senate last year, but never enacted into law. If the Democrats get their way, that differential would balloon into about $115 billion in higher spending over the next decade.

"The ink is barely dry on the president's bold economic stimulus proposal, and Democrats are screaming for more money," Schatz continued. "It is time to pass this year's appropriations at the $385 billion level and call it a day."

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"Give 'em enough rope.." as they say.

[Brad’s Gramma]

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