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by Congressman Mike Ross |
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| On Tuesday night, President Bush gave his first address to the joint
session of Congress, outlining his proposed budget for the coming year.
I was pleased to hear the President talk about the issues that matter to
people in their everyday lives, such as the need for safer schools and
school accountability, but I am concerned that the President’s budget may
jeopardize our current discipline by raiding the Social Security and Medicare
trust funds to pay for his spending and $1.6 trillion tax cut proposals.
We must act in a responsible and balanced way that treats the national budget the same way we treat our household budgets—by taking care of our debts and responsibilities first. I want to provide a tax cut that truly helps the hard working people of the 4th District. We must make sure that we provide tax relief for those who need it most and in a way that leaves enough room to pay down our $5.7 trillion national debt, strengthen our national defense, invest in our children’s education, preserve Social Security, and modernize the Medicare program by including a voluntary but guaranteed prescription drug benefit for all seniors. (From our nation’s capitol, this is Mike Ross – your United States Congressman – with another Legislative Update.) |
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