Senator Ayotte's Statement on State of the Union Address

Statement

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) released the following the statement tonight regarding President Obama's State of the Union address:

"While I welcome the president's openness to simplifying our tax code to spur economic growth, as well as his acknowledgment that we must reform Medicare to preserve it, I'm concerned that he proposed many new programs without saying how we could afford them. With over $16 trillion in debt and the economic challenges we face, we need to enact a large deficit reduction plan that includes tax reform and entitlement reform, and a Balanced Budget Amendment to put permanent limits on Washington spending."

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