Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to cut federal spending, balance the budget, and begin paying down the nation’s $40 trillion debt in the third policy installment of his Rescuing America project, asserting Washington’s fiscal decisions are driving up costs for American families.
\n\nThe latest installment focuses on federal spending as Scott continues rolling out a broader agenda centered on the cost-of-living crisis, following previous proposals targeting healthcare and homeownership.
\n\n“Washington is addicted to spending your money. Now, tell me, how is that fair to the hardworking families across our great country who are just trying to make a living?” Scott said in a video provided exclusively to Breitbart News.
\n\n“Debt fuels inflation, and our country has a $40 trillion debt. Now that’s a problem. It’s you, the taxpayer, that’s going to be stuck footing the bill,” he continued.
\n\nScott sought to put the size of the national debt into perspective.
\n\n“If you spent $1 million every single day since the birth of Jesus Christ, you’d have spent around $740 billion. That’s still less than 2% of our national debt,” Scott said. “I’ve been sounding the alarm over this for years. It’s not going…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
