Stutzman: stop wild spending

Decatur Daily Democrat:

Using two charts to illustrate his points about the federal budget, U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman told some 110 people at Thursday's Republican Lincoln Day dinner in Decatur that the GOP plan keeps the budget under control, but the Democratic plan will double the national debt to $28 trillion.

Stutzman, speaking at the Knights of Columbus Pavilion, reported that, last year, the federal government received $2 trillion in revenues, but spent $3.5 trillion. He called that situation "a predictable catastrophe." Therefore, he said, reducing the budget is a requirement and that includes military appropriations, some of which he said the current defense secretary, a Republican named Robert Gates, is proposing.