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MENENDEZ’S SILENCE DURING DEBT DEBATE IS DEAFENING AND REVEALING
(Ridgewood, NJ): On Wednesday, conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate from New Jersey Ian Linker blasted Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) for his absence and silence during the debt limit negotiations. With only six days before the August 2 deadline, lawmakers from both parties have been outspoken in asserting their views regarding the framework for an agreement on the debt ceiling and how to address the current trillion dollar plus annual budget deficit.
“So Where is Bob Menendez during these negotiations? The future of our nation is at stake and Bob Menendez is focused on the News Corporation hacking scandal taking place in Great Britain. How to solve the debt crisis involves making tough decisions that will affect the people of New Jersey in a very direct way and Bob Menendez is missing in action. This is inexcusable conduct from a U.S. Senator,” Linker said.
Linker continued, “The federal government is incurring debt and spending money at an alarming rate. The government borrows $ .46 of every dollar it spends and this year’s budget is $1 trillion more than last year’s budget, which means the government has grown 25% since last year. This reckless pattern must end and it must end now. If the Democrats in the Senate are unwilling to make the tough choices, are unwilling to cut spending in a dramatic and serious manner, and are unwilling to balance the federal budget, then we will just have to wait until Republicans retake the Senate in 2012 to enact these vital reforms, and retake it we will.”
