From the office of Representative Peter Roskam…
Recently, President Obama’s Deficit Reduction Commission put forth a plan to address our country’s staggering deficits and national debt. The plan did not receive enough votes to make it out of it’s own committee and into Congress, but it does provide an important opportunity to discuss a critical economic issue – spending.
Although the report does recognize the need for spending restraint in Washington, particularly focusing on the federal bureaucracy, it also advocates for raising taxes at a time when Americans can least afford it. For all of my observations, click below to watch my interview on Fox News Chicago:
I believe Americans are looking to Washington right now to make sure their message from November 2 was heard – restrain government spending, keep more money in taxpayers’ pockets, create certainty in the economy, and help unleash the innovation and investment that will create new jobs.
As we see the end of the 111th Congress and move into the 112th, that is the message I will continue to bring to the House of Representatives.
Yours,
Peter Roskam
www.roskamforcongress.com/