Issues
Deficit Reduction
One
of the main reasons I first ran for the U.S. Senate was to
restore fiscal responsibility to the federal budget. Since
I was first elected to the Senate in 1992, I have worked to
bring Wisconsin's historic tradition of fiscal responsibility
to Congress, an environment where wasteful spending too often
dominates the budget process.
I was proud to work to reduce and briefly eliminate the federal
deficit during the 1990s. But today the federal budget is
once again in the red. Unless we return to fiscally
responsible budgeting, Congress will saddle our nation's younger
generations with an enormous financial burden for years to
come. This is why I continue to offer measures to cut wasteful
federal spending, and enforce budget discipline.
Enforcing
Budget Discipline
Ending Automatic
Pay Raise for Members of Congress
Reducing
the Number of Political Appointees
Reducing
Irrigation Subsidies to Large Agribusinesses
Military
Base Closings
Related: Environment
- Environmental Protection Through Deficit Reduction
Related: Seniors
- Protecting Social Security
Related: National
Security - Defense Spending
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