WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Independent Women issued the following response to the government shutdown and its implications for the country:
Carrie Lukas, president of Independent Women, said:
“Our nation is buckling under too much federal debt and runaway deficit spending. So why are Democrats shutting down the government to shovel more taxpayer money at wasteful and unpopular government giveaways like National Public Radio? It’s absurd. Spending is up more than 50 percent from just 6 years ago. We need to cut spending, not increase it. That process starts by passing a clean CR so Congress can get back to actual budget debates in front of the American people. The president and Congress should reject Democrats’ attempts to hold the federal government ransom and force them to waste Americans’ money.”
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