Wilson Condemns Democrats’ Budget Proposal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2007

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Wilson Condemns Democrats’ Budget Proposal

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the conservative Republican Study Committee, today issued the following statement in response to Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt’s (SC-05) FY 2008 budget proposal, offered on behalf of House Democrats:

“Democrats are as predictable as the sun: it continues to rise in the East and they continue to tax-and-spend.

“The Democratic budget released today proposes the largest tax increase in American history - $392.5 billion.

“Republicans believe fiscal restraint and pro-growth economic policies will lead to budget surpluses. Democrats believe out of control government spending should be subsidized with the hard-earned money of American taxpayers.

“Unfortunately, the Democratic budget continues to squeeze taxpayers’ pocketbooks without tightening the belt of big government. Such reckless policies will surely impede our growing economy.”

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