Labrador Issues Statement on President Obama’s 2012 Budget Proposal

Posted on Feb 16, 2011

IdahoStateJournal.com

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Idaho First District Congressman Raúl R. Labrador issued the following statement on President Obama’s FY2012 budget, which was delivered today to Congress.
“Apparently the voice of the American people is falling on deaf ears in the White House. President Obama’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2012 is not acceptable to me, it isn’t acceptable to the American people and it will not be acceptable to Congress. While his budget does contain reductions, I feel they amount to little more than window dressing and are not a serious attempt to restore fiscal sanity to the federal government.
While the president has submitted his 2012 budget, this week House Republicans are proposing $100 billion in cuts in federal spending for the remainder of this year. Republicans have put forth excellent proposals that include meaningful reductions that most importantly shrink the size of government. I will be making proposals for additional cuts that I feel are important to both the people of Idaho and America as a whole.
Americans are already taxed to the limits of their endurance and new taxes, penalties and fees are unacceptable, the only solution is to reduce the size of government to levels that fit the revenues of the nation – much like American families must live within our means.
Reduction in the size of government will reduce the burden of job-stifling, job-destroying red tape that goes hand-in-hand with bloated federal agencies in search of pointless missions of self-perpetuation at the expense of job-creating American businesses.
While the president’s budget and lack of leadership are a disappointment, I am heartily encouraged by the determination of Republicans in both the House and the Senate who understand that America is at a crossroads and are choosing the right route for the future of our nation.”