Q: How do we get a handle on federal deficit spending?
BOUCHARD: She's ranked the #1 biggest spending Senator. It's a real problem. If a Republican's going to waste your money, I'm gonna kick it hard. We need line-item veto, her amendments and votes
belie the fact that she's a big spender.
STABENOW: When I came in 2001, we had a surplus, now we have a deficit. The reality is hundreds of billions of dollars in tax subsidies for fuel companies - Halliburton - no bid contracts - this has to stop.
Source: 2006 Michigan Senate Debate in Grand Rapids
Oct 15, 2006
Federal tax-and-spend is out of control & costs jobs
Federal spending is out of control, and is the primary reason that the federal budget deficit has returned with a vengeance. Since 2001, federal revenues increased from about $2 trillion to around $2.3 trillion. Spending, however, has increased even
faster during this period, from $1.9 trillion to $2.7 trillion - an increase of 42%. One study said, "Growth in government stunts general economic growth. Increases in government spending or taxes lead to persistent decreases in the rate of job growth."
Source: Campaign website, mikeformichigan.com, "Issues"
Oct 1, 2006
Government should be as lean as possible
Bouchard has a very strong philosophy regarding the role of Government: that Government should be as lean as possible, while ensuring that the most vulnerable among us never fall through the cracks.
Source: Campaign website, www.bouchardforussenate.com
Mar 5, 2006
