Walks In Lockstep With Obama, D.C. Party Bosses, Against Michiganders’ Interests
It’s been more than 790 days since liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and her fellow Senate Democrats passed a federal budget – during which time our national debt has exploded to a record-high $14.3 trillion.
But as Senate Republicans today propose – and unanimously support – a common-sense Balanced Budget Amendment to finally bring Washington’s spending and debt under control, Stabenow is standing instead with President Barack Obama and the rest of her Washington party bosses, joining their calls for new job-killing tax hikes and yet another round of wasteful “stimulus” spending.
Notably, as a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000 Stabenow expressed support for a federal balanced budget amendment. But since arriving in the Senate, Stabenow has broken her promise to Michiganders, joining her liberal Democrat colleagues as they continue to abdicate their basic responsibility to pass a federal budget.
“In 2000, Debbie Stabenow told Michiganders that she believed it was important to pay our bills and pay down our debt, but it was just empty campaign rhetoric,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “The fact is since Debbie Stabenow became a member of the Senate our national debt has risen from $5.7 trillion to $14.3 trillion and she hasn’t even bothered to offer a proposal to balance our budget.”
Background Information:
AMERICANS SUPPORT A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
“…there is overwhelming support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring a balanced budget… Interest in enacting a balanced budget amendment clearly has spiked due to the unprecedented increase of budget deficits in excess of $1.6 trillion.” (“Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Favor Balanced Budget Amendment,” Yahoo News, 5/27/11)
“As the intense debate over the federal budget continues to dramatically unfold in Washington, a new Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll finds an overwhelming number of Americans would support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring Congress to pass a balanced budget every year.” (“Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll Finds Strong National Suppor For A Balanced Budget Amendment,” Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll, 5/27/11)
OUR NATIONAL DEBT HAS RISEN BY $8.6 TRILLION SINCE STABENOW BECAME A SENATOR
- The National Debt Was $5.7 Trillion When Stabenow Took Office In January 2001. (United States Treasury Department, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 6/29/11)
- Today, The National Debt Is Over $14.3 Trillion. (Treasury Direct Website, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 6/2811)
