Proud Of Bayh
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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I was surfing Senator Bayh's Web site and read this news release:
Senator Evan Bayh released the following statement today after voting against the 2009 budget resolution. He was the only Senate Democrat to oppose the budget, which passed by a vote of 48-45.
"Today, I voted against a budget that piles another $2 trillion onto the more than $9 trillion national debt we have today. It contains huge deficits and debt, financed increasingly by borrowing from foreign governments. Going deeper into debt to China and Japan undermines our economy and our national security.[[In-content Ad]]"During these challenging economic times, we cannot afford business as usual. With families and businesses tightening their belts, the federal government also must start living within its means. If we continue our reckless spending habits in Washington, we risk becoming the first generation to leave our children with a country less prosperous and secure than the one we inherited. We can't let that happen."
Then I read this release:
Senator Evan Bayh spoke out against fiscal irresponsibility in Washington today, explaining why he was the only Senate Democrat last week to vote against a federal budget that would add at least $2 trillion to America's ballooning national debt over the next five years.
Despite Bayh's "no" vote, the budget passed the Senate by a vote of 51-44.
"Washington is broken," Bayh said at a news conference today. "Families are tightening their belts. Businesses are tightening their belts. But the federal government is not. Those on the far right want more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Those on the far left want us to spend money we don't have and continue to borrow from China. Neither of these is the right course."
Bayh said it is time to turn the page on the administration's record of fiscal recklessness and called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to reverse the fiscal direction of this country.
I'm proud of Senator Bayh's leadership in fiscal discipline. I would even be more proud if these statements referred to President Obama's fiscal proposals instead of President's Bush's. Apparently, the convictions expressed on June 4, 2008, and March 17, 2008, are not the same ones guiding him in 2009.
Brad Skiles
Warsaw, via e-mail
I was surfing Senator Bayh's Web site and read this news release:
Senator Evan Bayh released the following statement today after voting against the 2009 budget resolution. He was the only Senate Democrat to oppose the budget, which passed by a vote of 48-45.
"Today, I voted against a budget that piles another $2 trillion onto the more than $9 trillion national debt we have today. It contains huge deficits and debt, financed increasingly by borrowing from foreign governments. Going deeper into debt to China and Japan undermines our economy and our national security.[[In-content Ad]]"During these challenging economic times, we cannot afford business as usual. With families and businesses tightening their belts, the federal government also must start living within its means. If we continue our reckless spending habits in Washington, we risk becoming the first generation to leave our children with a country less prosperous and secure than the one we inherited. We can't let that happen."
Then I read this release:
Senator Evan Bayh spoke out against fiscal irresponsibility in Washington today, explaining why he was the only Senate Democrat last week to vote against a federal budget that would add at least $2 trillion to America's ballooning national debt over the next five years.
Despite Bayh's "no" vote, the budget passed the Senate by a vote of 51-44.
"Washington is broken," Bayh said at a news conference today. "Families are tightening their belts. Businesses are tightening their belts. But the federal government is not. Those on the far right want more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Those on the far left want us to spend money we don't have and continue to borrow from China. Neither of these is the right course."
Bayh said it is time to turn the page on the administration's record of fiscal recklessness and called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to reverse the fiscal direction of this country.
I'm proud of Senator Bayh's leadership in fiscal discipline. I would even be more proud if these statements referred to President Obama's fiscal proposals instead of President's Bush's. Apparently, the convictions expressed on June 4, 2008, and March 17, 2008, are not the same ones guiding him in 2009.
Brad Skiles
Warsaw, via e-mail
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