Gary believes that responsible deficit reduction must begin by ending wasteful government services and spending. The non-partisan Government Accountability Office reported that $200 billion in redundant and wasteful programs, that's not right.
Gary knows we need to get our deficit under control but that it must be done in a responsible way. That's why he supports performance audits to measure every government program for results and end the ones that don't work. Gary is in favor of eliminating Congressional earmarks, subsidies for big oil companies, tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and foreign aid to countries like Pakistan.
But we shouldn't cut investments that create jobs, and we shouldn't balance the budget on the backs of seniors by ending Medicare and making them pay $6,000 more a year for health care, while giving even more tax breaks to the wealthy.
A fiscal conservative, Gary voted to cut his own pay and end lifetime health care for lawmakers. He will push for a pay cut for Members of Congress and freeze their pay entirely until there is a responsibly balanced budget.
He will work to reduce wasteful government spending by eliminating bureaucracies that provide duplicate services, demanding tougher audits of federal agencies and opposing new government spending that does not directly help to put people back to work or protect our nation.