The following is a statement from Republican senate candidate George Allen
"Unemployment has risen to 9.1 percent, single family home prices have
dropped to their lowest level since April 2009, and not surprisingly
consumer confidence has declined. This bad news underscores the
recklessness of Washington's anti-jobs agenda of counterproductive
energy policies, irresponsible spending, and dangerous debt. To
Virginians this news only confirms what we have been saying - that the Washington liberals' big-government, tax-and-spend policies aren't working.
It has been over two years since Tim Kaine's
allies in Washington passed their nearly $800 billion jobless
stimulus. And in the past two years we have seen unemployment stuck at
8% or higher, gas prices have risen 52%, and trillion dollar deficits
have become the norm.
It is time Washington gets the message.
Instead of blank checks, we need to put a priority on spurring
economic growth and putting people back to work as we aggressively rein
in the escalating spending in Washington. As I've repeatedly asserted,
there should be no increase in the federal debt ceiling without
meaningful reforms like a balanced budget amendment
vote and significant, ironclad spending cuts. The current path we are
on is dangerous and unsustainable, it will hinder our children's future
ability to achieve the American Dream.
We also need an American job growth plan that creates the
competitive, pro-growth tax and regulatory environment that will spur
private sector jobs, and allow us to unleash our American energy
resources for prosperity, security, and revenues to balance the budget.
It's
time for an American comeback and that starts with a pro-growth agenda
based on our foundational principles of freedom, opportunity for all,
and personal responsibility.
Join our team
as we fight against the mandates, dictates, and dependency coming out
of Washington. Together we will bring Virginians' values and voices to
Washington."
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