Hall Rubber-stamps $3.5 Trillion in Big Government Spending at Expense of American Families
Washington- Rep. John Hall (D-NY) voted today to pass a federal budget that leaves the door wide open for Obama and Pelosi to jam through their costly big government agenda at the expense of struggling middle-class families. After coming to Congress on promises of putting his constituents in New York first, Hall blindly signed-off on this reckless budget that was negotiated by party bosses behind closed doors (House Roll Call 216).
John Hall supported the budget’s $3.5 trillion dollar price tag, which will pile mountains of debt onto our children and grandchildren for generations to come. His vote begs the question: Just how big will John Hall let the government get?
“John Hall's troubling pattern of simply signing off on reckless spending is not the answer to every problem,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “While New York families have been forced to tighten their belts and make tough decisions, it is an insult that John Hall continues to irresponsibly squander their hard-earned tax dollars.”
The budget Hall supported will raise taxes on low and middle-class Americans, and small businesses:
“…they're allowing his signature tax cut for most workers to expire after next year. …the plan would allow Obama's signature $400 tax cut for most workers and $800 for couples to expire at the end of next year.” (Andrew Taylor, “Lawmakers advancing much of Obama's budget agenda,” Associated Press, 4/28/09)
President Obama himself said that small businesses are at the “heart of the economy,” yet with this budget, Democrats will be able to hike taxes in a flailing economy at the expense of small businesses. (Lori Montgomery and V. Dion Haynes, “Small Businesses Brace for Tax Battle,” Washington Post, April 27, 2009)
The budget Hall supported will pave the way for Congress to enact a devastating national energy tax:
“…every single one of us will see higher energy prices as a result of his budget. By hiking taxes on energy companies and imposing a gigantic global warming tax, Obama virtually ensures rising costs for the energy we need.” (Op-Ed by Andrew Moylan, National Taxpayers Union, “Obama budget will increase energy costs,” Detroit News, April 16, 2009)
The budget Hall supported will open the door to allow Congress to enact programs such as government-run healthcare that could cause as many as 120 million Americans to lose their current healthcare coverage:
“…the public plan would enroll about 131.2 million people (includes some uninsured who become covered). The number of people with private health insurance would decline by about 119.1 million people… This is equal to about 70 percent of all people currently covered under private health insurance…” (“The Cost and Coverage Impacts of a Public Plan: Alternative Design Options,” The Lewin Group, April 6, 2009, http://www.lewin.com/content/publications/LewinCostandCoverageImpactsofPublicPlan-Alternative%20DesignOptions.pdf)
The budget Hall supported will bury America’s children and grandchildren under insurmountable mountains of debt:
“But the budget pact also predicts dispiriting deficits that peak at $1.7 trillion in 2009…” (Andrew Taylor, “Lawmakers advancing much of Obama's budget agenda,” Associated Press, 4/28/09)
Unfortunately for New York families, this isn’t the first time Hall has demonstrated his willingness to toe the party line at the expense of his constituents. So far, John Hall has failed to be anything more than a rubber-stamp for Democrats in Congress by voting with his party 99.5 percent of the time (according to the Washington Post’s party unity score). Will John Hall ever put his constituents in New York before his party bosses in Washington?
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