FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2011
CONTACT: Richard Cullen
WASHINGTON (DC) Congressman Ben Quayle (R-AZ) released the following statement in support of the Budget Control Act of 2011:
“I came to Washington with two main goals in mind: getting the economy going again and reducing the size and scope of government. I will vote for the Budget Control Act because I am committed to these goals. While it’s not perfect, the Budget Control Act is an important first step that puts in place structural spending reforms and cuts, requires passage of a balanced budget amendment, stands firm against tax increases and ensures that America pays its bills.
“Importantly, the Budget Control Act achieves our long-standing demand that spending reductions be greater than any debt ceiling increase. And unlike Senator Harry Reid’s plan, the reductions and caps are real.
“While we wait for this debate to progress, it’s important to remember how much the debate in Washington has shifted over the past few months. Until recently, the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats insisted on a clean debt ceiling increase devoid of any spending reductions. By standing firm, Republicans have forced Congressional Democrats and the White House to abandon that reckless demand. These efforts will ensure the debate over restoring fiscal sanity remains at the forefront.”
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Mr. Quayle — do you support Allen West????
Talks a mean game when campaigning. But when elected punts the ball.
Sadly, our AZ congressmen sheep allowed rustler Boehner to muscle them into his big city corral, after only a few anemic whimpers. Boehner had announced early on that he would increase the debt limit, and by golly he appears to have done so, with the help of our frightened AZ congressmen.
Here is what our AZ congressmen supported and agreed to:
INCREASED DEFICIT: This country, AZ included, is drowning in debt. So our AZ congressmen just voted to reduce the debt by increasing the debt. That’s right, a higher debt limit for more debt spending for higher debt to pass on to our children and grand-children, and they’re telling us that’s the best they could do.
INCREASED SPENDING: More credit for more government = more regulators and regulation to strangle the American people and economy.
INCREASED CONTROL OVER AMERICA BY OUR ENEMIES: Who buys our notes?? China, a country whose government has declared their goal of destroying America.
A BI-PARTISAN COMMITTEE OF TWELVE: What a joke—a new “bi-partisan” committee to recommend spending cuts that may take effect sometime, or maybe not. A sorrowful excuse for our congressman to avoid doing their jobs of writing budget bills that reduce government and government spending.
VOTES FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT: Maybe, maybe not, nothing to keep taxes from going up and government from spending more and regulating and controlling more.
“The best we could do”? Nope, looks like an unconditional, unilateral surrender to me.
God bless America.