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Ken Buck on Budget & Economy
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We spent $787B on stimulus with nothing to show for it
Buck said he would never have voted for the $787 billion federal stimulus spending bill. "We were promised that unemployment wouldn't rise above 8%," Buck said, noting it is much higher. He also mentioned Bennet's comments last summer that
Congress had increased the national debt to $13 trillion "with nothing to show for it."Bennet said the stimulus bill hasn't been more effective because the U.S. recession was even worse than initially believed.
Source: Pueblo Chieftan coverage of 2010 Colorado Senate Debate
Oct 8, 2010
Demand a Balanced Budget amendment.
Buck signed the Contract From America
The Contract from America, clause 3. Demand a Balanced Budget:
Begin the Constitutional amendment process to require a balanced budget with a two-thirds majority needed for any tax hike.
Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA03 on Jul 8, 2010
Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate.
Buck signed the Contract From America
The Contract from America, clause 6. End Runaway Government Spending:
Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth.
Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA06 on Jul 8, 2010
Opposes the stimulus bill.
Buck opposes the F2A survey question on cap-and-trade
Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here.
The Faith2Action survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus bill) '
Source: Faith2Action Survey 10-FF-q11 on Sep 19, 2010
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