Steve Daines: No “Clean” Debt Ceiling Increase

July 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Republican Steve Daines: As we approach the deadline for coming up with a solution for the debt ceiling there have been many plans pushed forward in case an agreement cannot be reached. Nearly all of these plans call for drastic cuts in spending, and some call for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution – both of which are desperately needed to preserve America’s future.

One thing is certain however: Congress cannot allow an increase in the debt ceiling void of any spending cuts and other fiscally responsible protections such as a Balanced Budget Amendment.

For far too long politicians in Washington have failed to deal with their own out-of-control spending, and that failure has led us to the position we are in today.  It is time for Congress to deal with the problems our country is facing and produce real solutions that will stop out of control spending, produce a balanced budget, and ensure that our children are blessed with a bright future.

In order to return to the prosperity and innovation that has allowed America to become the greatest country on earth we must put an end to business as usual in Washington DC, and that starts with getting our fiscal house in order.

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Steve Daines is a fifth generation Montanan, and Vice President and General Manager of Asia-Pacific for Bozeman-based RightNow Technologies. Now Steve Daines is a Republican nominee for Congress in Montana.