"Iowa Congressman Tom Latham did not provide a rosy prognosis for the country’s massive debt problems when he met with a group of 25 Des Moines area business leaders on Friday. Latham says the current makeup of Congress prevents serious problems from being addressed.
“Dealing with the Senate today is virtually impossible,” Latham said. “They won’t even pass a budget this year for the third year in a row because they would have to take tough votes. I’m sorry, but that’s what the hell we get paid for. It’s all politics. They don’t want to have to be held accountable for anything.”
The roundtable discussion with Tom Latham was sponsored by Americans for a Balanced Budget. ABB is a national organization of 20,000 members that advocates for a budget amendment, modernized tax code and solutions to the country’s deficit. Latham told the attendees that he agrees with the assessment of Admiral Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mullen testified to Congress that the national debt is America’s greatest national security issue...." (Read more? Click title)
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