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Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., has introduced a detailed concurrent budget resolution known as the "Six Penny Plan" that lays out a clear, decade-long roadmap to end chronic federal deficits, achieve surpluses, and begin reducing the national debt. Paul's plan, announced late 2025, sets firm, enforceable spending and revenue targets for fiscal years 2026 through 2035 without raising taxes beyond current projections. "It balances in five years" Paul told Just The News. "But it's important to know that it has to be every bit. It's 6% of the entire budget. It doesn't work on just the discretionary budget." The U.S. national...

@SenRandPaul Today, I introduced the only real plan to balance the budget. Neither Republicans nor Democrats bothered to offer one. Five months ago, they claimed spending would be $6 trillion—now it’s already blown past $6.6 trillion. Government incompetence, on full display.

With record inflation and out-of-control government spending, the notion of a fiscally responsible government seems like an afterthought. Both parties have not provided even the slightest hint at curbing expenditures in any way. The more members from both parties speak, the more money they seemingly want to spend. Fortunately, our country has at least one member of Congress concerned with our national debt: Sen. Rand Paul. On Monday, Paul introduced his "Six Penny Plan," which he says will balance the federal budget within five years. With numerous financial troubles on the horizon, his plan is the legitimate solution our country...