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| Steve Pearce |
Washington, DC (February 15, 2011) Today, Congressman Steve Pearce introduced a set of spending-reducing amendments aimed at reigning in 2011 federal spending. In all, Congressman Pearce’s amendments to the FY 2011 continuing resolution are expected to save tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. Pearce has consistently argued that jobs in New Mexico are being lost because of excessive government taxation and spending. While median household income has dropped by 4.2% over the last four years, total federal government spending has grown by 35.9%. The proposed amendments seek to tighten the belt of federal spending and put New Mexicans back on the road to economic recovery and substantial job growth.
“New Mexicans cannot afford to pay the bills accrued by past expenditure. I am working hard in Washington to cut spending. Every dollar saved here is one fewer that a taxpayer in New Mexico has to pay,” said Pearce. As Americans, we must ask ourselves: is this program really worth a family’s livelihood? Is it worth mortgaging our children’s futures, and our grandchildren’s? Is it worth telling a single mother that her employer can no longer afford her paycheck? People across the country have had to make difficult decisions, and they have realized that they cannot afford everything they want. Our government must do exactly the same.” The other members of the New Mexico House delegation offered no spending cut ideas.
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“New Mexicans cannot afford to pay the bills accrued by past expenditure. I am working hard in Washington to cut spending. Every dollar saved here is one fewer that a taxpayer in New Mexico has to pay,” said Pearce. As Americans, we must ask ourselves: is this program really worth a family’s livelihood? Is it worth mortgaging our children’s futures, and our grandchildren’s? Is it worth telling a single mother that her employer can no longer afford her paycheck? People across the country have had to make difficult decisions, and they have realized that they cannot afford everything they want. Our government must do exactly the same.” The other members of the New Mexico House delegation offered no spending cut ideas.
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For every dollar that New Mexicans send to Washington we get $1.89 back.
If we get $1.89 back then lets send the $500 million we owe on the deficit and then we'll have a surplus. Oh...it doesn't work that way? Well, it seems to me that if it's true that we get $1.89 for every dollar we send, lets send enough to erase the deficit. Must be left-wing math.
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