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Labrador Blasts Obama Budget

 Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s proposed budget: “President Obama has again ignored the message voters sent in November. His tone-deaf $4 trillion budget increases both spending and taxes. The president makes no attempt to live within our means. Instead he proposes raising the national debt by nearly $6 trillion over the next decade, on top of the $18 trillion burden already saddling future generations. “This is not a plan the American people support. I am hopeful the House and the Senate will work together to pass a budget that balances the budget, reduces spending and simplifies the Tax Code”/Dan Popkey, Congressman Raul Labrador's office.

Question: Congressman Labrador makes a good point that we're not living within our means as a country. Thoughts?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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