Bittersweet Valentine?

The President Sends Budget to Congress

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

 

Arlington, VA – Public Notice appreciates the enormous challenge the President faces in crafting a plan to reverse the nation’s dire fiscal trajectory, but early reports indicate his fiscal year 2012 budget is a disappointing failure toward achieving that end.

Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, said the following:

“The American people have made it clear they want and expect the President and new Congress to work together to cut spending and get our country back on a sound fiscal course.  But after all the talk, the President’s budget does not reflect the concerns communicated by the American people.  In fact, the budget proposal projects the largest deficit in history.  While it does cut spending in one area, it just spends more in another – or at best, give wildly out-of-control government spending a little tweak, when it really needs a major overhaul.

“The public knows both parties are responsible for the mess we’re in, and they expect both parties to dig us out. I hope Congress takes this opportunity to show leadership by making the significant cuts to government spending necessary to get our nation on a sustainable path.  Americans simply cannot allow anything close to Washington’s current status-quo to continue another year.”

“I will cut government spending.” We’ve heard that one before. From Nixon to Obama; Gingrich to Pelosi and now Boehner, politicians have always talked-the-talk but, when it comes to fiscal responsibility, they’ve rarely walked-the-walk. We’re calling them out.

Bittersweet Valentines sent to Capitol Hill…

Public Notice’s Bankrupting America project is taking every opportunity to keep cutting spending on top of Members’ minds, so on Monday will be sending “Bittersweet Valentines” to Congressional Leaders and their staffs.  These heart-shaped candy boxes with chocolate cherries inside will contain the message “Awww, you shouldn’t have… WAIT you didn’t! Get out there and cut some spending.”  Not exactly love letters, but we hope it will warm the hearts of taxpayers everywhere.  Also, under each candy, there will be these hidden messages.  A few of them are: cuts R the way to our heart, Mmmm you look frugal, cuts are a BFD, small is the new big.  View pictures and hidden messages.

Among a few of the Members on tap to receive this special gift are: Speaker Boehner, House Minority Leader Pelosi, House Majority Leader Cantor, House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan, Minority Whip Hoyer, Majority Whip McCarthy, Minority Whip Lewis, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sessions, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Conrad, to name just a few.

Public Notice is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit, 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to providing facts and insight on the effects public policy has on Americans’ financial well being.

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To schedule an interview with Gretchen Hamel, please contact Kate Pomeroy at 571-970-6497 or email press@thepublicnotice.org

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