The Obama administration announced its FY2013 Budget Monday morning. (AFP Photo via DayLife)
— Both of Missouri’s U.S. Senators spoke out Monday against the deficit levels in President Obama’s proposed 2013 budget.
The proposal, announced Monday morning by the president in Virginia, would cost nearly $3.8 trillion, with a deficit topping $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row.
McCaskill said while the president has “submitted his ideas,” she hopes Congress will work toward a compromise deal that would cut $4 trillion from the national debt.
“Unfortunately, this budget still includes unacceptable deficit levels and I’m ready to work with Democrats and Republicans alike to tackle this problem,” McCaskill said in a statement.
Additionally, the proposal would reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next decade by removing some corporate tax breaks and increasing taxes on wealthy individuals.
Sen. Roy Blunt dismissed Obama’s proposal as “a campaign document,” instead of a “serious” budget proposal.
“Instead of working with Congress to pass a real budget that meets the nation’s needs and reins in out-of-control spending, President Obama sent a proposal that includes the highest tax hike in American history and more of the same reckless spending that has forced our nation’s record debt to skyrocket,” Blunt said in a statement.
The proposal is likely dead on arrival in both the Senate and the U.S. House, where it also received criticism from members of both parties. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, criticized the budget for its deficit, and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Kansas City, criticized it for cutting spending too much on some entitlement programs.
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