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Congressman Bishop’s Statement on the President’s Overall Budget
Feb 1, 2010 -
BY THE NUMBERS:
$3.8 trillion in total FY 2011 spending
$2 trillion in increased taxes through 2020 (according to the Administration’s own estimates)
$1.6 trillion increase in the national deficit
Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement regarding the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2011:
“After combing through the President’s massive $3.8 trillion dollar budget, it became evident to me that this Administration learned nothing from the mistakes they made this past year. As a history teacher for nearly three decades, I taught my students that history doesn’t always have to repeat itself. This is a perfect example of an occasion where I wish that were the case.
“Unfortunately, the President’s budget is a repeat of the same poor decision making that we saw last year…and look where those decisions got us. This budget spends too much, taxes too much and raises the national debt to a very dangerous level. I’m concerned for Utah, and I’m concerned about the direction in which this country is headed. Despite the President’s remarks today, past spending excess is not an excuse for current spending excess. The President committed that his Administration would be fiscally responsible, yet this budget tells a completely different story.”
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