Aderholt Statement On The Democrat's Massive FY2010 Budget

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CONGRESSMAN ADERHOLT STATEMENT ON THE DEMOCRAT’S MASSIVE FY2010 BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Budget Committee member and Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee Ranking Member Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) today issued the following statement on the Democrat’s FY2010 Budget, in light of today’s Budget Committee Mark-Up.

“The budget that was addressed today in the House Budget Committee spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much at a time when our nation desperately needs economic relief. This $3.6 trillion Budget is a massive expansion of the federal government and the biggest-spending spree the country has ever seen. Even the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report last Friday that this budget will cost taxpayers $2.3 trillion more than initially claimed by the White House. By any measure, this unprecedented spending binge will have significant consequences for taxpayers now and future generations for decades to come.”

“Even many Democrats agree that an enormous Budget full of expensive entitlement programs and higher taxes on families and small businesses is not the right path for our country during a recession. Instead of continuing a policy of bail-outs and financial system nationalization, I call on the President and Congressional leadership to reach across the aisle to work together and consider Budget ideas from House Republicans that focus on fiscal responsibility and restraint.”

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