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"Washington’s soaring taxing, spending and borrowing have contributed to the weakest economic recovery since the 1940s."
"It's the same on Capitol Hill, where Senate Democrats have failed for nearly four years to pass a budget for the country while nearly $6 trillion has been added to our debt."
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Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Johnson (WI) released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s updated estimate of the cost of Obamacare:

“The President and his allies in Congress sold Obamacare by promising it would cost the taxpayers less than $1 trillion in its first decade. Instead, the Congressional Budget Office now makes clear that once fully implemented, it will cost far more than that over its first ten years: a whopping $1.8 trillion.

“Obamacare will reduce medical innovation and the quality of care, increase wait times, lead to rationing, and bust the federal budget. Senators showed their concern about the cost of the program recently by approving a budget resolution that included my amendment to require more comprehensive Obamacare cost estimates. That provision was adopted on a bipartisan vote of the Budget Committee.

“The Senate Majority Leader and the Senate author of Obamacare, Democrats Harry Reid (NV) and Max Baucus (MT), recently called the implementation of Obamacare a train wreck. I agree. And in addition, it will wreck our wallets too.”

“There is not much to like in this budget. It increases spending, increases taxes, increases deficits, and never balances. While the President is touting deficit reduction in the long term, his plan would raise spending by $160 billion next year, and increase the deficit by $128 billion. This budget takes us in the wrong direction."

Mar 23 2013

Crapo: Budget Does Nothing To Address Debt Crisis

Increased spending, higher taxes and ignored entitlement reform

“Americans are frustrated, and I share that frustration. Businesses, families and even the state of Idaho balance their budgets. The federal government should do the same. This proposed budget did not even come close. Congress cannot continue to kick the can down the road—time is running out. Washington must stop growing the size of government and start putting policies in place that encourage job growth and economic sustainability.”
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@SenatorEnzi: I cosponsored a bill that would prevent Americans from losing $ they set aside for out of pocket health care costs. http://1.usa.gov/10yU5CY

@MikeCrapo: Glad to see the #Senate has come to a solution to extend flexibility to the #FAA to deal with furloughs without gimmicks or taxes. #idpol

@SenatorWicker: It is unconscionable that DOD is issuing military furloughs instead of cutting wasteful spending. http://ow.ly/lyGlk

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