Smith Denounces House Effort to Increase Debt Limit

HIXSON, DECEMBER 14 - Robin Smith, candidate for Congress in Tennessee’s Third District today criticized the proposal by House Democrats to raise the national debt ceiling by an additional $1.8 trillion, adding to the $12.1 trillion in current United States debt.

“The fiscal irresponsibility of this congress and the president is staggering,” Smith said. “Following the failure of percolated ‘stimulus’ bill and their current drive to seize control of our health care system, it should come as no surprise that they would seek to throw our nation in a $14 trillion hole. While it is not surprising, it is disappointing that they think so little of the burden they are heaping on our children. I cannot remember a time where the public and the policy were so strikingly at odds. Americans are rightly asking where the jobs are and where is the improvement in our economy all this out of control spending was supposed to bring about?

As Congress moves to drive our nation further into debt it's’s becoming clear that the liberal leaders at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are failing in their duties. Only by electing strong fiscal conservatives can we begin to reverse the damage done to our economy. Once in Congress, I will lead the fight to get control of federal spending and return sound policy to our budgeting process.”