Here we go again. For the 19th consecutive year, Washington has not funded the federal government on time. As the current continuing resolution is expiring in the midnight hour, Congress is once again trying to pass a temporary fix three months after the beginning of the current fiscal year.
This is ridiculous. In fact, Congress has only completed the full budget process four times in the past 42 years. Not being from the Washington bubble, I see our government’s out-of-control spending so clearly. We are well past the tipping point in this debt crisis and both political parties are to blame. This is a complete dereliction of duty and demonstrates how broken the system is and why our national debt will soon surpass $20 trillion.
Over the past year, I have heard every excuse under the sun from my Senate colleagues about how this is the only way to get things done, when we all know it’s not. Every other entity in America must balance its budget and do so on time, and Congress is no different.
Soon we will have a new president who is an outsider businessman that values budgets and the certainty they bring to businesses and families. I look forward to working with President-elect Donald J. Trump to completely change Washington’s funding process so we can finally begin to set real priorities and debate serious policies that produce results for all Americans.
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Senator Perdue,
Quick question, how long has the Republicans held the house from which all budget proposals start? How long have they had both House and Senate under Obama? And how successful were Republicans at getting rid of Omnibus spending bills when you guys had the whole ball of wax under W?
Please do not insult our intelligence. Maybe the House Republicans should have spent less time grandstanding and passing symbolic bills they knew would not pass and spent it that time on building a budget?
President Obama isn't stopping Republicans from doing their job. Their January 20th 2009 plan to block Obama is.
R. W. Young
Chattanooga
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When I lived in Atlanta in the 80s current Senator David Perdue was both a neighbor and a customer. He is a man of integrity and character and just the type of person we need in Congress. In his criticism of Congress for the budgeting crisis he clearly states, "both parties are to blame."
Douglas Jones
Ooltewah