Statement by Mark Greenberg on the Federal Deficit and Chris Murphy
“According to the Washington Times, last week the United States’ national debt increased by an unimaginable $166 billion in just one day. An increase of $166 billion in one day is mindboggling – and to put it into perspective, Connecticut’s gross state product is only $216 billion annually.
“These unfathomable numbers demonstrate how desperately we need to put an end to out-of-control government spending in Washington. The excessive federal spending causing this massive debt is bankrupting our children and robbing them of the future they deserve. In the face of this mounting crisis, Chris Murphy proposed cutting federal spending by 1 percent, a solution that is laughable at best.
“Cutting 1 percent of federal spending is like trying to empty a lake with a 5 gallon bucket – and it shows that career politicians like Chris Murphy have no real idea of the drastic changes that are needed in Washington.
“As a member of Congress, I will bring real change to Washington in order to stop the run-away train that has become the federal budget.”
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