Washington, D.C. -  Today, conservative columnist Robert Novak erroneously reported that Congressman Joe Donnelly “was among those supporting the (Democratic) budget.” However, Donnelly voted against the fiscal year 2008 Budget proposed by House Democrats. The proposed budget would set a course of increased government spending that would outpace inflation.

 “We have to keep spending under control,” Donnelly said on March 29th in reference to the vote on the proposed budget. “This Congress has begun that process by adopting new pay-as-you-go rules, putting a stop to this year’s Congressional pay-raises and cutting earmarks by 50%. Although this budget is an improvement over previous budgets, we have to continue to cut unnecessary spending whenever possible.”

The on-line version of the column, originally run in Human Events, has been updated to correct the error. A note of correction is included at the end of the column. To view the updated version and the note of correction, please visit http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20297.