Sen. Rand Paul to Introduce Budget Balancing Bill

[InTheLight]

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced on Wednesday that he plans to introduce a bill that would balance the budget within five years.

Paul says Congress does not appear to have any plans to craft a budget for 2019. However, according to current Senate rules, if leadership of the budget committees does not introduce a budget, a senator can.

“No more trillion-dollar deficits,” he said. “No more adding to the $21 trillion debt that burdens our country and our children and our grandchildren. Adding to this massive debt isn’t what I signed up for, and it isn’t what people voted for.”

Paul said Republicans need to keep their word to the voters by reigning in spending and shrinking the deficit.

How Rand Paul Would Balance The Budget In Five Years

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[InTheLight]

 

[carpro]

Doomed from the start.

 

[InTheLight]

Doomed from the start.

Yes, it seems like a fools errand. However, as he said, he can get senators on the record for being opposed to a balanced budget. Also, he might be able to steer the conversation back to the crippling debt. Finally, it could be the first of many maneuvers he will make before running for President in 2020 (if Trump doesn't run again, or maybe even if he does.)

I've come to appreciate Rand Paul more and more over the years. I think I could support him if he ran in 2020.

 

[carpro]

Yes, it seems like a fools errand. However, as he said, he can get senators on the record for being opposed to a balanced budget.

They don't care and having them on record won't change one vote anywhere.

Paul is a budget hawk for sure, but he's a total nut on other issues.

 

[InTheLight]

They don't care and having them on record won't change one vote anywhere.

It will be interesting to see if fellow Kentuckian McConnell will even allow Paul's legislation to get to the floor I bet he doesn't.

Paul is a budget hawk for sure, but he's a total nut on other issues.

He's a gold standard nut and a Federal Reserve basher. He's kind of isolationist in foreign policy engagement. What other nutty issues am I missing?

 

[Aaron]

Yes, it seems like a fools errand. However, as he said, he can get senators on the record for being opposed to a balanced budget.

they would oppose it to save the children and whales.

 

[Adonia]

Too late. At this point your great-grandkids will still be paying on our national debt.

 

[Reynolds]

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Probably about 6 people. Bunch of disgraceful RINOS. Hope Paul does indeed expose them.

 

[Reynolds]

Too late. At this point your great-grandkids will still be paying on our national debt.

No. We will have bankrupted long before then. They will probably be speaking Chinese.

 

[Aaron]

Too late. At this point your great-grandkids will still be paying on our national debt.

I was being sarcastic. They don't really care about children and whales.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I was being sarcastic. They don't really care about children and whales.

... yea correct

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

No. We will have bankrupted long before then. They will probably be speaking Chinese.

Then who will be buying the IPones?

 

[Reynolds]

Then who will be buying the IPones?

Vietnam.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Vietnam.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

LOL... they are doing that now... in addition to being the Addis labor force... them and Cambodia.

 

[Reynolds]

LOL... they are doing that now... in addition to being the Addis labor force... them and Cambodia.

Its a joke. At that point, they would be buying junk, not exporting it. They would be the empire in demise.

 

[InTheLight]

Doomed from the start.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Thursday swatted away an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul to force a debate on sweeping budget cuts and on federal deficits that are growing despite a strong economy.

After last year’s tax cuts and a two-year agreement on agency budget levels, Republicans controlling Congress aren’t trying to pass a budget blueprint this year. There’s no appetite to cut popular programs in such a difficult political environment.



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[InTheLight]

Here's the roll call.

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 2nd Session

28 R's voted no.


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[Earth Wind and Fire]

Yes, it seems like a fools errand. However, as he said, he can get senators on the record for being opposed to a balanced budget. Also, he might be able to steer the conversation back to the crippling debt. Finally, it could be the first of many maneuvers he will make before running for President in 2020 (if Trump doesn't run again, or maybe even if he does.)

I've come to appreciate Rand Paul more and more over the years. I think I could support him if he ran in 2020.

Yea, he’s got balls