2020 NJ Senatorial race: on Budget & Economy


Hirsh Singh: New Jersey should get more of its tax dollars back

Singh said, "my number one agenda is infrastructure." Singh said, "New Jersey spends around $140 billion a year in federal taxes, but we get around $98 billion back. New Jersey's GDP represents 3.12% of the total U.S. GDP, making it the 8th largest GDP contributor in the nation. Singh wants the federal government to start respecting that impressive number by fixing the deficit New Jersey receives in federal funds, which currently sits at $42 billion.
Source: Daily Caller blog on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Dec 30, 2019

Rik Mehta: Supports a balanced budget amendment

Rik supports a balanced budget amendment because the federal government needs to live within its means, just like American families, seniors, and small businesses do each and every day. In the Senate, Rik would vote to make the Trump individual tax cuts permanent and vote to raise or eliminate the current $10,000 SALT cap to alleviate pressure on New Jersey homeowners who--thanks to Trenton Democrats--pay the highest state and local taxes in the nation.
Source: 2020 New Jersey Senate campaign website RikForNJ.com Mar 18, 2020

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MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
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AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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