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How To Rein in Government Spending

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    Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform on wasteful spending and lower tax rates.

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Outraged over the federal government's inability to -- wasteful spending.

Just this week the senate rejected any reform to the nation's food stamp program.

So that tax -- is on the hook.

For 770.

Billion dollars of food stamps over the next ten years -- -- January.

The economy faces that fiscal cliff if congress doesn't act to extend the current tax rates.

Grover Norquist from Americans for Tax Reform is in DC -- if not go first read a comment on what it will what was pulling.

With the United States senate.

-- even -- needed -- a tiny bit.

The food stamp program rejecting even modest -- -- What part what possible chance have you gone out of reining in spending on Medicare and Medicaid but can't even touch food stamps.

Well with the -- senate run by Harry Reid and the Democrats the Republicans have controlled the house the Democrats have control the senate.

As you know they have even passed a budget the last three plus years so of course the Democrats in the senate want to spend more and more money.

On food stamps these -- the same people who gave this the stimulus package and obamacare.

We need a different senate that's what the election's about -- your whole point is this is not a tax problem this is not a revenue problem this is flat out a spending program probably.

That's -- -- it right.

-- the explosion of spending sense Obama got and the stimulus package that trillion dollars in domestic discretionary.

Expansion on top of that Obama -- on top of that the twenty tax increases.

Of obamacare this massive spending problem.

Can only be fixed by spending less.

Obama Reid and Pelosi want the Republicans to hold their hands and raise taxes to pay for all of the higher spending.

And the answer is now -- their very frustrated that the Republicans.

Have made a commitment in writing to the American people that they will not raise taxes.

They're keeping that commitment Mitt Romney made the same commitment in writing -- Vito.

Any net tax increase southern Republicans stand for tax reform.

But never a Trojan horse for a tax increase now -- wanna know exactly what is tax increase a -- let's suppose it was.

And -- the deduction or credit in order to give the government is attach 86 to eliminate to -- for all America -- lower simpler.

And last destroyers want to do than spend -- delicate time for title -- -- protects discount.

Do any kind of consumption tax federal obviously income taxes or with a consumption -- increase at this.

The problem -- no point in album I mean.

I think at these guys more money.

Speaker -- he said giving these -- money to spend.

It's like -- -- yeah you'll standing dead.

-- new -- taxable tax rates and eliminate some loopholes deductions because that would not be a net increase in revenue -- the got you okay with that.

Absolutely -- the taxpayer protection pledge.

Which governor Romney has taken which a majority of the members of the house representatives forties a Republican senators have made that commitment in writing.

Not to me as senator.

Harry Reid seems to think but to the American people they've made it very clear we're not raising taxes -- going to cut spending.

These this election will decide if we got a Republican House senate and presidency.

All committed to taxpayers in writing that they're never raising taxes we do that.

The passed the Ryan budget plan which block grants.

Welfare programs like food stamps and we begin to save.

Tax dollars.

And spend less money and Grover Norquist you're right in the very center of this very important argument -- and we appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us today thank you -- thank you.

Good to -- with this.

Later this -- a top down.

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