Sen. Flake on Budget: ‘Beyond Comprehension’ to Propose Increasing Federal Spending by Nearly $300 Billion

‘Yet we’re about to vote on a bill to abandon self-imposed limits on federal spending’

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FLAKE: “Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the NASA spending increases included in the proposed budget measure. To propose increasing federal spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years, on top of the spending increases already established, is simply beyond comprehension. This is all with a national debt of $20 trillion a year. Current deficits running $600 billion to $700 billion. Yet we’re about to vote on a bill to abandon self-imposed limits on federal spending. Anybody who spent time in Washington will know that once you’ve raised spending limits, you just don’t get them back down. Now, I love bipartisanship, but not when it’s bought and paid for with billions of taxpayer dollars. That’s precisely what this measure does." 

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