>Scott Garrett’s balanced-budget proposal is the right prescription
By Rick Manning – 04/15/11 08:11 AM ET
Now that the dust has settled on the continuing resolution skirmish, and President Obama has laid down heavy cannon fire in opposition to ever balancing the budget of the United States government, the House of Representatives will be considering different budget alternatives today.
While most of the attention is focused upon Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) proposal, there is an alternative being offered by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), which would, unlike Ryan’s bill, bring the budget into balance within the next 10 years.
