As a candidate for U.S. Senate, Democrat Bill Nelson (D-FL) routinely preached the importance of fiscal responsibility, declaring that he was an “early advocate of a balanced budget.”
But today, Nelson voted with his Washington party bosses against even considering a measure to balance the federal budget while cutting runaway spending now and capping Washington’s spending in the future – just the latest in a long pattern of Nelson putting his liberal Washington agenda ahead of keeping his promises to Floridians.
“Sadly, it’s not surprising that Senator Nelson would flip-flop and vote against even considering a balanced federal budget today. But Floridians are no doubt wondering how Nelson explains his vote today to kill a balanced budget in light of his previous claims to support a balanced budget in Washington.” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox today.
Since coming to Washington, Nelson has routinely abandoned his previous support for fiscal responsibility, instead choosing to rubberstamp President Barack Obama’s reckless spending agenda – including the failed $787 billion stimulus and $2 trillion health care overhaul.
In fact, it’s been 814 days since Nelson and his fellow Senate Democrats have proposed any federal budget, much less the balanced budget Nelson claimed to support. Meanwhile, in yet another indication that Nelson and Obama’s deficit spending has failed to create the jobs they promised, Florida’s unemployment rate sits at 10.6% in the wake of the failed $787 billion stimulus.
AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE IN 2000, BILL NELSON EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR A FEDERAL BALANCED BUDGET
SENATOR BILL NELSON: “[I] Was An Early Advocate Of A Balanced Budget.” (Senator Bill Nelson, Debate, 10/12/00)
