Issue Position: Federal Budget & Spending

Issue Position

At a time when our federal debt exceeds $18 trillion, we must make every effort to rein in Washington spending instead of simply raising the debt ceiling. Not only is profligate spending harmful to future generations, it is detrimental to our economy and our national security. In order to get our fiscal house in order, we need long term spending cuts, and this will have to include significant reforms to our entitlement programs.

In addition to spending cuts, the most effective way to address Washington's spending problem is through the ratification of a Balanced Budget Amendment, which has my full support. If hardworking American families and small businesses across Georgia's Tenth Congressional District can balance their budgets, Washington should be able to do so as well. The federal government must be prepared to make the same sacrifices, and I will fight to make a Balanced Budget Amendment a reality.

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