FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2011
CONTACT: Apryl Marie Fogel (202) 595-4946
Gosar’s Statement on Failure of Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:
America is Disappointed and Frustrated
U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, DDS (AZ-01) released the following statement today upon news that the 12 person Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction was unable to successfully present Congress with a plan to reduce $1.2 trillion over the next decade.
“As we go into the holiday season, hardworking Americans are hoping that the New Year will bring new opportunities and new success for our nation’s economy.
As an outsider sent to Washington to bring a new perspective, I am frustrated that politics as usual has gotten in the way of such a solution being offered. Too many in the federal government have lost sight of the real problem. The problem is the continued business as usual mentality, and many in positions of power in the federal government are to blame.
The answers to our problems are not more government picking of winners and losers, more government bureaucracy, or more government spending. The solution requires government to get out of the way of Main Street America and to tighten its own belt.
I’ve repeatedly said that tough decisions would have to be made and meaningful reforms brought to the table to solve our current spending crisis. I am disappointed that this group was not able to meet this challenge.
Despite today’s setback for our country, I remain as committed as ever to fighting the Washington machine and advocating on behalf of my constituents for real, common-sense solutions that will restore fiscal sanity and ensure prosperity for future generations.
