| For immediate release April 29, 2009 |
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| Kildee Supports Fiscally Responsible Budget |
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| Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) today joined his colleagues in approving the Democratic budget for fiscal year 2010. This Budget builds on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create jobs for Americans and usher in an era of renewed economic vitality for the country. “Our country needs to focus on solutions that will revitalize our economy and put Americans back to work, and this budget will do just that,” said Congressman Kildee. “By investing in education, reforming health care and creating jobs, we will turn our economy around and put our country on the path to prosperity for years to come.” When the Bush Administration took office in 2001, they were handed a record surplus. But in only eight years they not only squandered that surplus, they created a record $5.8 trillion deficit and massive debt, contributing to our country’s current economic crisis. Today’s budget seeks to repair some of this damage by reducing the deficit by nearly two-thirds by 2013, cutting taxes for working families by $1.7 trillion and investing in health care, education and energy. “This budget provides American families with the support and opportunities they desperately need during these trying economic times,” said Congressman Kildee. “We are also bringing fiscal responsibility back to Washington, something that has been sorely lacking.” This Democratic budget seeks to strengthen the economy in the short-term while setting the economy on the right long-term path to a sustainable fiscal future. This economic plan will usher in a new era of honesty in budgeting by fully accounting for known expenses like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that previous administrations left out to make the deficit look smaller. To bring change and restore integrity to Washington, this budget sets an unprecedented effort in rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in government spending. |
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