John Ratcliffe on Budget & Economy

Stopping out-of-control spending must become a priority

Ratcliffe: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly explain political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Ratcliffe: Stopping the out-of-control spending must become a priority of Congress. Despite $17 trillion of national debt, our elected officials continue to offer million dollar solutions to trillion dollar problems as we lurch from one manufactured crisis to the next. Ultimately, it's our children who will pay the price. In Congress, I will support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and defined spending caps to restore fiscal sanity.

Stop out-of-control spending with balanced budget amendment

Reckless government spending endangers our country's financial stability while threatening the prosperity of future generations. With record deficits and $17 trillion of national debt, Congress still offers million dollar solutions to trillion dollar problems. As Congressman, John will tackle our out-of-control spending head on by pushing for a balanced budget amendment.

Opposes stimulus spending, according to Faith2Action.

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 F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?'

Opposes stimulus spending, according to PVS rating.

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?'