The Bottom Line: Say 'Bayh' to the Debt?
CRFB.org - The ... - October 16, 2009 - 12:46pm
This week, Senator Bayh (D-IN) and nine other Democratic senators sent a letter to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) expressing concern over the size of the U.S. debt. In the letter, the senators argue that:
"The bigger our deficits, the fewer resources we have to provide critical investments in energy, education and health care and tax relief for small businesses and middle-class families...We believe Congress needs to adopt a special process to deal with our nation’s long-term fiscal imbalances. We do not believe that action on these important issues will occur under the regular order in Congress.”...
