Rep. Rob Woodall On President's Plan to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
"Today's federal debt is more than $16 trillion—larger than all parts of the U.S. economy combined. By 2016, it will be $22 trillion."
By Robert R. Woodall (R) U.S. Representative for Georgia's 7th Congressional District "The President wants to see taxes go up and he doesn't want to see spending go down, and the House wants spending to come down and doesn't want to see tax rates go up." If you've turned on a television or opened a newspaper in the last few weeks, you've no doubt seen the so-called "fiscal cliff" conversation unfolding in Washington. The "fiscal cliff" is Washington-speak for the expiration of Bush-era tax rates coupled with across-the-board spending cuts on many domestic spending accounts. While the fiscal cliff coverage continues to escalate as the January deadline draws near, I can tell you these discussions are absolutely nothing new. They are …
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Ray
7:14 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
well, the same old song from Rob Woodall… I'm not surprised whatsoever. Rob, where were you --- and “the patch” for that matter --- when the Bush administration was running up the country’s debt? Starting two unfunded wars and taking the first shovelfuls of dirt out of the hole toward recession. Instead of trying to reduce the medicare and retirement benefits that your parents probably enjoy … more ›