Blunt Economics: Spend, Spend, Spend

Big Spender Roy Blunt Supported Sky-High Deficit Spending Under George Bush – Now Votes Against Fiscal Discipline

More DC Doubletalk From Washington Insider Blunt  

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee today called out big spending Congressman Roy Blunt for supporting the failed economic policies of the past as Missouri families continue struggling with the economic crisis.  Last night, Congressman Blunt rejected a measure to bring fiscal discipline to Washington by voting against PAYGO (Pay-As-You-Go), a commonsense fiscal restraint measure, which simply states that the federal government – just like Missouri families – can spend only as much money as it has.  In fact, Blunt doesn’t seem to care much about fiscal discipline at all, seeing that he has a long record of supporting out of control spending in DC.    

“This vote just goes to show that Congressman Blunt has spent far too much time in Washington.  Missourians are facing tough economic times because of eight years of Republican reckless spending  in Washington, yet all Congressman Blunt wants to do is bring these policies back to life,” said Deirdre Murphy, DSCC National Press Secretary. “By voting against bringing fiscal discipline back to Washington, Congressman Blunt continues to show that he has no plan on stopping his DC doubletalk or his big spending ways.”

Blunt’s record on the economy and spending is not one to be proud of.  Blunt rubberstamped the disastrous policies put into place by former President George W. Bush that protected Wall Street and exploded the federal deficit.  And now he continues to stand in the way of commonsense efforts to jumpstart job creation.  The people of Missouri can thank Blunt for thousands of lost jobs, tax credits for corporations that move their jobs overseas, and a huge trade imbalance.

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