Lewis: President Obama’s Bloated, Unbalanced Budget Request should be DOA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Ranking Republican Jerry Lewis gave the following statement today on the release of President Obama’s budget request for the 2011 fiscal year:

 

“With the budget request unveiled today, it is clear that President Obama has been listening more to the voices of liberal Washington insiders than to the American people. At the same time that the Democrat Congress is increasing the U.S. debt limit to the highest levels in history, the President has requested a budget that spends trillions of dollars – most of which will have to be borrowed from foreign countries.

 

“Americans across the country know that $1.4 trillion in new tax increases, $8.5 trillion in added deficits, and $3.8 trillion in government spending this year alone is not a responsible way to manage the federal budget. They also know that yet another $100 billion in scarce taxpayer dollars to continue failed “stimulus” programs will do little to create jobs or improve the nation’s economy.

 

“The American people do not want the kind of massive spending, increased taxes, and misplaced priorities that are included in President Obama’s budget.  In my view, this bloated, unbalanced budget request should be dead-on-arrival.”