Walks In Lockstep With Obama, D.C. Party Bosses, Against Missouri’s Interests
It’s been more than 790 days since liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) 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, McCaskill 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 2006 McCaskill expressed support for a balanced federal budget and routinely presented herself as a proponent of fiscal responsibility. But since arriving in the Senate, McCaskill has abandoned her earlier rhetoric, instead joining her liberal Democrat colleagues as they continue to abdicate their basic responsibility to pass a federal budget.
“As a candidate in 2006, Claire McCaskill told Missourians she would fight for a balanced budget, but instead it’s been more than 790 days since she and her Democrat colleagues passed any budget at all,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “Now McCaskill is breaking her word yet again by opposing this proposal to finally balance our budget. Every Missouri family has to live by a budget, so why shouldn’t Senator McCaskill and President Obama?”
Background Information:
CLAIRE McCASKILL: “I’m For Getting Rid Of Any Excuse The Republicans Have To Keep Them From Balancing The Budget,’ McCaskill Said In A Written Statement.” (“Veto Power Faces Hurdle Talent And McCaskill Favor Line-Item,” Columbia [MO] Daily Tribune, 6/30/06)
- “McCaskill, beaming as she introduced her children, mother, sister and husband, said she could ‘smell change’ in her travels around Missouri, which she believes wants to return to a time of balanced budgets…” (“Former President Clinton Stumps In For McCaskill In St. Louis,” The Associated Press, 9/9/06)
IN THE MORE THAN 790 DAYS SINCE THE DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED SENATE PASSED A BUDGET, THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS RISEN BY AN ADDITIONAL $3.1 TRILLION:
- On April 27, 2009, The National Debt Was $11.2 Trillion. (Treasury Direct Website, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 6/7/11)
- Today, The National Debt Is Over $14.3 Trillion. (Treasury Direct Website, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 6/2811)
‘VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS FAVOR 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)
