Sen. Cornyn: 'No,' Biden Won't Balance Budget, Need Balanced Budget Amendment
By: CNSNews. com
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(CNS News.com) -- When asked whether President Joe Biden would ever balance the federal budget, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) said, "No," and added that the U.S. Constitution needs a balanced budget amendment to force both Democrats and Republicans to get America's fiscal house in order.
At the Capitol on Wednesday, CNSNews.com asked Sen. Cornyn, "The federal government ran a $2.7-trillion deficit in fiscal 2021 and has a $475-billion deficit so far this year. Will President Biden ever balance the budget?"
The senator said, "No, I think—I think we need a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution to force both political parties to do what they don't want to do, which is to get our fiscal house in order."
According to a table published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Monthly Treasure Statement, the deficit of the U.S. government for fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 1, 2020 -- Sept. 30, 2021) was $2.775 trillion.
And in fiscal year 2022 (Oct. 1, 2021 - Sept. 30, 2022), so far, the federal deficit is $475 billion.
In addition, data from the Fiscal Data Treasury shows that the United States' total debt, as of March 14, 2022, is $30.19 trillion.
President Biden's budget plans for FY2022 include the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. The jobs plan allegedly would create millions of jobs for Americans. This plan focuses on infrastructure, delivering clean water, and a renewed electrical grid, revitalizing manufacturing, as well as other goals.
The American Families Plan allegedly will help families financially and will include additional four years of "free education" for children in preschool (and also two years of community college); provide direct support to children and families, extend tax cuts for families with children and American workers, strengthen health care, along with other goals stated in the plan.
As claimed in the Fact Sheet for Biden's budget for FY2022, "Over time, the savings from these reforms will exceed the cost of the investments, and by large and growing amounts. The American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan together are paid for over 15 years. And the full set of proposals in the president's budget reduce the annual deficit by the end of the ten-year budget window and every year thereafter. In the second decade, the president's budget proposals cut deficits by over $2 trillion."
According to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), using a Penn Wharton Budgeting Model, the American Jobs Plan "would actually stifle U.S. economic growth and kill American jobs."
"According to the Budget Model, the Biden administration's out of control spending would balloon the deficit, which ultimately 'outweighs productivity boosts from the new public investments,'" said the NRSC. "And the administration's tax hikes would 'discourage business investment' in American jobs and American workers."
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