As an American, I want my representatives in Congress to avoid a government shutdown. That means finding bipartisan compromise.
But bipartisan compromise will not be found in domestic discretionary spending cuts alone.
We need to scour all parts of the budget that contribute to the deficit, not just the parts of the budget that some of us don't like. We need to reset the budget debate to look at the changes we can make that will have the biggest impact on the deficit.
That means looking at things like military spending, agriculture subsidies, and revenue raisers.
Please, don't shut down our government because the debate over the budget got stuck in a rut. Reset it.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Chuck Schumer has a letter for me to send to my Congressperson
Here it is:
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