Issue Position: Budgets

Issue Position

For too long, our national debt has continued to spiral out of control, and Congress has been fueling the fire. Politicians in Washington should take a lesson from our small businesses and working families who have been doing more with less for years.

Throughout my career, I worked with small and medium-sized businesses. I helped companies across many industries grow and succeed, and I know that budgets matter. That's why I voted for the No Budget, No Pay Act, which would take away pay for members of Congress if they failed to pass a budget.

I also voted for first bipartisan budget passed by Congress in three years. The agreement provided critical funding for important projects, including those that protect the Great Lakes and provide job training for the unemployed. Like all compromises, no one got everything they wanted, but both sides found common ground in order to provide the certainty and progress that our constituents and small businesses demand.

I strongly oppose the Ryan Budget Plan, introduced now for a fourth consecutive year. The irresponsible tax breaks and draconian cuts to vital programs do not represent the values and priorities we should be focusing on. Rather, the Ryan plan hurts our middle class, students and seniors by gutting education funding, ending the Medicare guarantee as we know it, and putting the greatest burden on those least able to afford it.

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