Once again, North Carolinians are confronted by a tale of two senators, both republican, who’ve voted differently on a federal budget that funds Barack Obama’s disastrous policies and executive orders while raising a debt ceiling this nation can ill afford. One must ask, why the disparity? It’s obvious. One is up for re-election, while the other is sucking up to the Washington D.C. establishment.
Here is Mr. Up for Re-election:
Burr said in a statement that the legislation
"relies on accounting gimmicks to make the numbers work" and will
increase the national debt because it does not address "fundamental fiscal
imbalances" in the federal budget.
"It is deeply irresponsible to expect future
generations to pay the price for our budget gimmicks and unsustainable
spending," he said. Burr added that provisions reducing the
cost to the federal government of its crop insurance program will hurt North
Carolina farmers.
Here is Mr. Establishment Suck-up:
Tillis said the agreement "is far from perfect,
but it does contain a number of provisions that are good for all Americans,
including helping to strengthen the Social Security disability program"
and increasing defense spending.
He said he would prefer a more comprehensive
solution to federal budget issues but was unwilling to see the negative impacts
of a shutdown or debt default on the economy.
"We cannot afford to continue to move from
crisis to crisis," Tillis said in a statement. "With the clock
ticking closer to a potential government shutdown, and with the President
signaling he would essentially allow the nation to default on its debt, this
agreement was the only option to keep our fragile economy from falling off a
fiscal cliff and plunging us into another painful recession."
Isn’t it time we repeal the 17th
Amendment and re-establish States representation in the Senate? I don’t know anyone else, but I’m tired of
Washington D.C. playing the States and its citizens for a bunch of chumps.
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