Bob Marshall on Budget & EconomyRepublican Senate challenger |
Going on a diet tomorrow will not help us lose weight today. When politicians say they will balance the federal government's budget many years in the future, or propose that it takes 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of state legislatures to pass a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, they demonstrate a real lack of seriousness.
As a U.S. Senator, with the exception of a national emergency such as a Congressionally-declared war, I would oppose any increase in the federal debt limit. America is hemorrhaging financially, and the first rule that must be followed is to stop the hemorrhage.
During my 20 years as a Virginia state legislator. I consistently opposed and voted against tax increases on the people of Virginia. I voted "no" to adding federal stimulus money to Virginia's budget.